Cases Quote by Henry Adams

Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it.

— Emmeline Pankhurst

By and large, women have a faith and a morality peculiar to themselves; they believe in the reality of everything that serves their interest…

— Honore de Balzac

Women are the guardians of morality.

— Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne

I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they set their hearts upon you of their own inclination.

— Anonymous

Whatever may be the laws and customs of a country, women always give the tone to morals. Whether slaves or free, they reign, because…

— Aime Martin

The whole realm of morality and ethics is something that has escaped the attention of women, by and large. And it needs the attention…

— Lorraine Hansberry

Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilization than it is among savages. And the…

— Bertrand Russell

“All this talk about morality, chastity, prudence and the like are very antiquated notions created by some very old belief systems that are notoriously…

— Roberto Hogue

“If things are better for women there, it is due to a profound and enduring social consensus that life should be made livable based…

— Judith Warner

Some handsome and ambitious men believe they are above all morality, and a woman's virtue becomes a mere challenge to them.

— William Safire

The moral influence of woman over man is almost always salutary.

— John Stuart Mill