Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better.

- Agnes Macphail

We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

- Agnes Macphail

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

- Agnes Macphail

Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of i…

- Agnes Macphail

I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way - stay out.

- Agnes Macphail

I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.

- Agnes Macphail

When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk ar…

- Agnes Macphail

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

- Agnes Macphail

I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.

- Agnes Macphail