Nancy Astor: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Winston Churchill: "Madame, i f you were my wife, I'd drink it! "( Exchange with Winston Churchill)

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Nancy Astor was known as the first woman to be elevated to the House of Lords after being elected in 1919. Upon being asked by a reporter if she would ever consider marrying Winston Churchill, she replied, "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." He responded by saying to the reporter, "Madame, if you were my wife, I'd drink it." This famous quote is often cited by sufferers of chronic illness as a reason for their illness. The idea is that madame has chronic illness because she married an ill man. People who are sick are often told that they have to fight against their illness or their illness will win out.

It is believed that if an ill person marries a healthy person, the healthy person will stay healthy. This is why people who have been married to an ill person often refuse to get married again despite being in great health.

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