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Agnes Macphail
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“I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way — stay out.”
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“Women have to be twice as good [as men] for half as much pay.”
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“Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all of life's greatest tests alone.”
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“The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats, and you will get all they have.”
Agnes Macphail, Canadian politician
(1890 - 1954)
Full name: Agnes Campbell Macphail.