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<p>there Is No Subject On Which More Dangerous Nonsense Is Talked And Thought Than Marriage. If The Mischief Stopped At Talking And Thinking It Would Be Bad Enough; But It Goes Further, Into Disastrous Anarchical Action. Because Our Marriage Law Is Inhuman And Unreasonable To The Point Of Downright Abomination, The Bolder And More Rebellious Spirits Form Illicit Unions, Defiantly Sending Cards Round To Their Friends Announcing What They Have Done. Young Women Come To Me And Ask Me Whether I Think They Ought To Consent To Marry The Man They Have Decided To Live With; And They Are Perplexed And Astonished When I, Who Am Supposed (heaven Knows Why!) To Have The Most Advanced Views Attainable On The Subject, Urge Them On No Account To Compromize Themselves Without The Security Of An Authentic Wedding Ring. They Cite The Example Of George Eliot, Who Formed An Illicit Union With Lewes. They Quote A Saying Attributed To Nietzsche, That A Married Philosopher Is Ridiculous, Though The Men Of Their Choice Are Not Philosophers. When They Finally Give Up The Idea Of Reforming Our Marriage Institutions By Private Enterprise And Personal Righteousness, And Consent To Be Led To The Registry Or Ev

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Publisher

Nuvision Publications, Llc

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781595476814

Rating

3.45 / 5 (67 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14