“Do you know who are the greatest opponents of democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. As long as husbands discriminate against their wives, the husbands will support the dictators.”—Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking at the 2011 Israeli Presidential Conference, quoted in “Notable and Quotable,” The Wall Street Journal, June 25-26, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Quote of the Day (Shimon Peres, on the Mideast’s “Greatest Opponents of Democracy”)
“Do you know who are the greatest opponents of democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. As long as husbands discriminate against their wives, the husbands will support the dictators.”—Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking at the 2011 Israeli Presidential Conference, quoted in “Notable and Quotable,” The Wall Street Journal, June 25-26, 2011
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