For the male is by nature superior, and the female inferior; and the one rules, and the other is ruled; this principle, of necessity, extends to all mankind.
— Aristotle Ancient

Philosopher, logic, natural science

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Aristotle, Politics 1.5, 1254b13-14

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c. 350 BCE

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