"Only in the case of a girl is the whole body pure."
— Manusmriti

January 1, 1970

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Not found in the original text, but stated in 'Jacolliot’s flawed translation' and quoted by Nietzsche, see Elst, Koenraad. Manu as a weapon against egalitarianism: Nietzsche and Hindu political philosophy in : Siemens & Vasti Roodt, eds.: Nietzsche, Power and Politics (Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2008)