Quote#Politics & Power
...they wish to make us pay taxes, which is contrary to the laws of…
Quote byThéodore Guérin · 1798–1856
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: To Mother Mary, Superior General, Ruille-sur-Loir, 1852-02-18..
English (original)
...they wish to make us pay taxes, which is contrary to the laws of the State. We refuse positively. It embarrasses them a little to have women resist them and speak to them about the law. Woman in this country is only yet one fourth of the family. I hope that, through the influence of religion and education, she will eventually become at least one half the "better half."
— Théodore Guérin
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