Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life’s greatest tests alone. AGNES MACPHAIL BeingCompletelyDearOtherTest
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 Other
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. AGNES MACPHAIL GetHandPutThingThroatWay
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. AGNES MACPHAIL DyingLivingOne
I asked them to sit down since I’d come to walk around. I didn’t want them doing me favours. AGNES MACPHAIL AroundAskedDoingDownSit
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 CellaDriveEverythingSenateSomeUp
I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way – stay out. AGNES MACPHAIL DifficultyOutSplendidSuggestWay
If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it. AGNES MACPHAIL EconomicallyEnslavementMeanMorallyPreservation
When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. AGNES MACPHAIL CameFeetLobbySprangWalked
