In the early nineteenth century, John Quincy Adams warned, “From all that I had read of history and government of human life and manners, I had drawn this conclusion, that the manners of women were the most infallible barometer to ascertain the degree of morality and virtue of a nation.”


If we deny the reality of moral standards, especially among women, then we deny the very essence of what makes us female. More than our physical differences, we are women because in our bearing and modesty we are able to convey femininity in a way no man ever could. Grace and a quiet nature sets us apart from the baseness of men. This is not to say that man's baseness is a wrong thing. It is just different than us. As women, we must seek to differ ourselves from men by our abject femininity, allowing men their place and position and allowing us our place and position of honor.