I think [women] should be armed but should not vote...women have no capacity to understand how money is earned. They have a lot of ideas on how to spend it...it's always more money on education, more money on child care, more money on day care.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims women should be armed but not vote due to financial misunderstanding.
- In plain terms
- Women lack capacity to manage money and should not vote.
- What can you take from it?
- Financial incapacity disqualifies women from voting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What qualifies someone to vote?
- Is financial literacy a voting requirement?
Another view
The statement generalizes about all women's financial capacity.
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