The great lack of parity between husbands and wives has always been spawned by the disproportionate degree of self-sacrifice that women are willing to make on behalf of those they love.

Elizabeth Gilbert
The great lack of parity between husbands and wives has...
The great lack of parity between husbands and wives has...
The great lack of parity between husbands and wives has...
The great lack of parity between husbands and wives has...
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The greatest lack of parity between husbands and wives has always been spawned by the disproportionate degree of self-sacrifice that women are willing to make on behalf of those they love. In this quote, Mandela is stating that it is because women are willing to do so much for those they love that there is a lack of parity between husbands and wives. The idea here is that men should be more willing to make sacrifices on behalf of those they care about – both their wives and children.

Source: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage

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