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The husband - by primitive instinct partly, certainly by ancient tradition - regards himself as the active partner in matters of love and his own pleasure as legitimately the prime motive for activity.
Havelock Ellis
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The husband - by primitive instinct partly, certainly by ancient tradition - regards himself as the active partner in matters of love and his own pleasure as legitimately the prime motive for activity. — Havelock Ellis

About Havelock Ellis

Havelock Ellis was a Psychologist from United Kingdom (1859–1939).

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Havelock Ellis lived from 1859 – 1939.
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