"The legal theory is, that marriage makes the……" — Lucretia Mott

The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one… - Lucretia Mott

"The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband."

— Lucretia Mott

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24 Quotes by Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott has 24 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very…
I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose…
Let woman then go on-not asking favors, but claiming as a right the removal of all hindrances to her elevation…
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression
A child, like all other human beings, has inalienable rights.
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations…
Weep not for me. Rather let your tears flow for the sorrows of the multitude. My work is done. Like…
Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same as that for boys, and…
If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?
Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.
It is time that Christians were judged more by their likeness to Christ than their notions of Christ. Were this…

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A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought… — Frank Abagnale
Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they… — Richard Armour
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want… — Jane Austen
Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. — Jane Austen
My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children. — Michele Bachmann
I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have… — Michele Bachmann
I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976.… — Michele Bachmann
I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I… — Michele Bachmann
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams
A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the… — Honore de Balzac
A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way. — Honore de Balzac
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. — Honore de Balzac

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