Ernest Belfort Bax Quotes

I fear many working men will tell Mrs. Besant that the greatest hindrance to their political and social activity is the apathy of their wives.

Ernest Belfort Bax

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• I fear many working men will tell Mrs. Besant that the greatest hindrance to their political and social activity is the apathy of their wives.

  

  Ernest Belfort Bax
  • Fear
  • Wives
  • Hindrance