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Nellie McClung Quotes and Quotations
Chivalry is a poor substitute for justice, if one cannot have both. Chivalry is something like the icing on cake, sweet, but not nourishing. Never retract, never explain, never apologize - get the thing done and let them howl. This proves what a purifying effect women would have on politics. By nice women . . . you probably mean selfish women who have no more thought for the underprivileged, overworked women than a pussycat in a sunny window for the starving kitten in the street. Now in that sense I am not a nice woman, for I do care. The economic dependence of women is perhaps the greatest injustice that has been done to us, and has worked the greatest injury to the race. Women who set a low value on themselves make life hard for all women. |