"I believe the preservation of the home in……" — Agnes Macphail
"I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men."
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Agnes Macphail
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15 Quotes by Agnes Macphail
Agnes Macphail has 15 quotes on this site.
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The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to…
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Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not…
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I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other…
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Whatever is dirty, it is women's job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes…
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If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.
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It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men for the most part they have to…
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We meet all life's greatest tests alone.
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Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more…
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When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet.…
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Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.
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I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.
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Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.
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