Agnes Macphail Quotes

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

Being Completely Dear Human Inspirational Life Other Test
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.
AGNES MACPHAIL

Absolute Angel Equality Home Myself Other Women
The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats, and you will get all they have.
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Get Government Hand Put Thing Throat Wall Way
Patriotism is not dying for one’s country, it is living for one’s country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it’s better.
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Country Dying Humanity Living One Patriotism
I asked them to sit down since I’d come to walk around. I didn’t want them doing me favours.
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Around Asked Come Doing Down Favour Sit Walk Want
Whatever is dirty, it is women’s job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes for everything from cellar to senate.
AGNES MACPHAIL

Cella Clean Dirty Drive Everything Job Man Senate Some Up Women
I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way – stay out.
AGNES MACPHAIL

Difficulty Marriage Out Splendid Stay Suggest Way
If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.
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Better Break Economically Enslavement Home Mean Morally Preservation Women
I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.
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Absolute Equality Myself Sisterhood Want Women
When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet.
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Came Common Feet House Lobby Man Sprang Walked
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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All Change Contribute Fact Living Man Marriage Method Most Name Occupation Part Place Women Work
We meet all life’s greatest tests alone.
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All Alone Greatest Meet Test
I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.
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Almost Believe Entirely Future Hand Home Lie Lying Preservation
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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Believe Dirt Done Most Offered Office Public Smile Themselves Women Year

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