Agnes Macphail Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

10 Famous Quotes by Agnes Macphail
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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 believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.”
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“I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.”
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“I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it out once I got there.”
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“I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.”
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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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“If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.”
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“It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men; for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage; and they must even change their name.”
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“Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it.”
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“Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.”
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