“Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
“The motto of feminists: “There is never an excuse for hitting a woman.” Shouldn’t it be, “There is never an excuse for hitting.”?”
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
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