Quote#Courage
I fear many working men will tell Mrs. Besant that the greatest…
Quote byErnest Belfort Bax · 1854–1926
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ‘No Misogyny But True Equality’ (1887), To-Day magazine, October issue ‘No Misogyny But True Equality’.
English (original)
I fear many working men will tell Mrs. Besant that the greatest hindrance to their political and social activity is the apathy of their wives.
— Ernest Belfort Bax
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