In my belief, woman will succeed in the law, for she is no less devoted than man in this field. And I am one of the deputies who signed the petition for granting woman the right to vote; there is no true independence except through woman's equality with man in rights.

2 — I have been married these twelve years, and I am the happiest husband upon whom time has eaten and drunk.

I want to examine the obstacles that stand in the way of woman's success in the field of the law, because I do not wish to examine the possibility of woman's invading

Our Palace of Justice — I want this palace to remain a palace of justice, not a stage for flirtation... Let their eyelids teach flirtation somewhere other than the house of the judiciary.

2 — I married long ago, and I have married off my daughter as well. I have found no difference in life before or after marriage; so let him marry who will, and let him remain a bachelor who will — for

nothing changes for the man of sweet character...

I do not merely approve — I greatly desire that woman practice the law, for a fundamental reason in this field. And I greatly desire that she specialize in the penal branches, which demand of her an understanding of children's and women's cases beyond what we men understand of them. Woman must be wholly on man's level, especially in political matters; and the woman of high culture — the lawyer above all — makes a mother and educator who binds her son the more closely to her until the age of fifteen, so that he learns from her and dreams of being like her.

2 — I hold that marriage is one of the necessities of life. And in my view marriage is not fit for the young man of twenty; on the contrary, a man must complete his growth and marry at thirty, or forty — then the atmosphere of the home will be happy.

I believe that woman would succeed brilliantly were she to practice the law, in proportion to her ability, her alertness, and her devotion to it.

It would be better for woman to specialize in penal cases — that is, those involving children's cases, divorce, and the like.

As for criminal and civil cases, which demand mental and bodily exertions, I do not believe she can outdo man in them.

2 — As for my marriage, I am waiting upon fate.

Woman's function is in the home. In my opinion woman should confine herself to acquiring the sciences, so that she may be a virtuous mother and a superior educator, preparing for Lebanon strong men and men of learning...

2 — Had I not considered marriage a social duty, I would not have married; and the man who seeks to satisfy duty is bound to be happy.