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Demosthenes
Sanctity of Life, C. Swindoll, Word, 1990, p. 62
Demosthenes
Sanctity of Life, C. Swindoll, Word, 1990, p. 62
Long ago Demosthenes had written: "We keep prostitutes for pleasure; we keep mistresses for the day to day needs of the body; we keep wives for the begetting of children and for the faithful guardianship of our homes. So long as a man supported his wife and family there was no shame whatsoever in extra-marital affairs."