Quote#Wisdom
No matter how much women prefer to lean, to be protected and…
Quote byElizabeth Cady Stanton · 1815–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Solitude of Self (1892).
English (original)
No matter how much women prefer to lean, to be protected and supported, nor how much men desire to have them do so, they must make the voyage of life alone, and for safety in an emergency they must know something of the laws of navigation.
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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