"There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the……" — Hugh Nibley
"There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is to heed him only insofar as he obeys their Father--and who decides that? She must keep check on him as much as he does on her. It is, if you will, a system of checks and balances in which each party is as distinct and independent in its sphere as are the departments of government under the Constitution--and just as dependent on each other."
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Hugh Nibley
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34 Quotes by Hugh Nibley
Hugh Nibley has 34 quotes on this site.
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Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.
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