In the true marriage relation, the independence of the husband and wife is equal, the dependence mutual and their obligations reciprocal.

Lucretia Mott

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Topic

Equality in relationships Marriage Men and women

Author

Lucretia Mott

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Women's right activist Activist Reformer

From

United States

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Citation

Mott, Lucretia. Spoken by Mott and written down by Susan B. Anthony. c. 1829.

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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Lord Acton

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Topic
Abuse of power Power Great men Corruption
Speaker
Lord Acton
Source
Letters of Lord Acton
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1887 1880s 19th century
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Citation

Lord Acton. Letter to Archbishop Mandell Creighton. 5 Apr. 1887.

Another quote about Men and women

You will laugh when you learn that I thought nothing of deceiving idiots, scoundrels and fools when I needed to do so. As for my deceptions of women, these are not of the sort to be tallied, since when love has a hand in things, each party usually dupes the other.

Giacomo Casanova

Histoire de Ma Vie

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Topic
Men and women Deception

Author

Giacomo Casanova
Source
Histoire de Ma Vie
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1791 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. Aus den Memoiren des Venetianers Jacob Casanova de Seingalt [From the Memoirs of the Venetian Jacob Casanova de Seingalt]. Vol. 1, Leipzig: Brodhaus, 1822, preface.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 1-2, translated by Willard R. Trask. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.