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I found a quote about 45 years ago that seems appropriate for now. It was in reference to the fight for the ERA going on at the time. “ Nature gave women so much power that the law wisely gave her none.” I cannot, for the life of me, remember the author of that quote. But it referred to women being able to give birth. When I read the quo…
I found a quote about 45 years ago that seems appropriate for now. It was in reference to the fight for the ERA going on at the time. “ Nature gave women so much power that the law wisely gave her none.” I cannot, for the life of me, remember the author of that quote. But it referred to women being able to give birth. When I read the quote I was horrified. The quote stuck in my head, but not the author, probably some 19th century male.
There’s also another quote whose author I cannot recall either. “The law is but man’s opinion.” Tailor made for Samuel Alito, who is creating legal theories out of whole cloth.
https://quotepark.com/quotes/1886532-samuel-johnson-nature-has-given-women-so-much-power-that-the-law/
A treasure trove of quotes - thanks!
Becky Phillips, thank so so much for finding that reference. It is now firmly attached to the quote.
Ah, Google and I are best friends! You're very welcome.
Yikes! These sound like some of the Russian proverbs I learned about 40+ years ago while studying Russian in college. Gems such as "A woman's hair is long, but her wit is short"...
Love that first quote Jenn! Excepting the word “wisely”.
I am not a fan of the word “wisely” either. What an arrogant point of view. I like what my mother used to say, “God looked at Adam and said, ‘I can do better.’ So God created Eve.” 😂😂😂
I had to read a bit of Samuel Johnson and I would bet that in the 1700’s he already knew that god looked at Adam and said “ I can do better” and created Eve. After you posted I found your exact quote in an old Catholic cook book dated 1948.