Well, dearie, men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability. But you can't blame them for that, can you?
Source: Dora Delaney, in Fanny's First Play, act 3.
-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26 1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic; He is generally recognized as the best dramatist since Shakespeare; promoted social reform with drama of ideas.