Agnes Macphail

I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.

— Agnes Macphail

If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they…

— Agnes Macphail

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

— Agnes Macphail

I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my…

— Agnes Macphail

Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

— Agnes Macphail

I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.

— Agnes Macphail

Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of…

— Agnes Macphail

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute…

— Agnes Macphail

Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic,…

— Agnes Macphail

It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men for the most part they have to change their…

— Agnes Macphail

I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way - stay out.

— Agnes Macphail

When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked…

— Agnes Macphail

Whatever is dirty, it is women's job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes for everything…

— Agnes Macphail

The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats,…

— Agnes Macphail

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

— Agnes Macphail

We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

— Agnes Macphail