Famous quote by John Stuart Mill

Mobile Desktop
No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense of the word, as a wife is
Like

"No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense of the word, as a wife is"

- John Stuart Mill

About this Quote

John Stuart Mill's quote talks to the unequal power characteristics between couples in a marital relationship. He suggests that a wife is a slave to her other half in a way that no other slave is to their master. This implies that a better half is anticipated to follow her partner's orders and is not offered the very same rights or autonomy as her hubby. This quote reflects the patriarchal society of the time, in which women were seen as inferior to males and were anticipated to be subservient to their hubbies. Mill's quote highlights the unequal power dynamics between husbands and wives, and the lack of autonomy and liberty that ladies had in marital relationship. It is a reminder of the significance of acknowledging the rights of women and ensuring that they are given the exact same respect and autonomy as males.

About the Author

John Stuart Mill This quote is written / told by John Stuart Mill between May 20, 1806 and May 8, 1873. He was a famous Philosopher from England. The author also have 44 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves - Jose Rizal
Jose Rizal
"There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves"
Jose Rizal, Writer
Small: The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most
Thomas Jefferson
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it"
Thomas Jefferson, President
Small: Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves - Lord
Lord Byron
"Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves"
Lord Byron, Poet
Small: The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots - Er
Erich Fromm
"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots"
Erich Fromm, Psychologist
Small: A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years - Lysander Spoon
"A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years"
Lysander Spooner, Philosopher
Small: Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination do not become the slave of your model - Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves - Harriet Tubm
Harriet Tubman
"I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves"
Harriet Tubman, Activist
Small: The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constan
"The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.'"
Paul Ryan, Politician
Small: Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives we of Macedon fo
"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves"
Arrian, Historian
Small: Slave girls on Gor address all free men as Master, though, of course only one such would be her true Master -
"Slave girls on Gor address all free men as Master, though, of course only one such would be her true Master"
John Norman, Writer