The confusion of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw claims mixing marriage with morality has severely damaged human conscience.
- In plain terms
- Linking marriage to morals has hurt people more than anything else.
- What can you take from it?
- Separate marriage from moral dogma.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should marriage be moral?
- What hurts conscience?
Another view
It oversimplifies the history of marriage and morality.
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