Who said “Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it…”?

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Compton Mackenzie. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLiterature in My Time (1933), ch. 22

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“Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen.”
— Compton Mackenzie
VerifiedLiterature in My Time (1933), ch. 22 · evidenceGentlemen

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Mackenzie, C. (n.d.). Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19653-women-do-not-find-it-difficult-nowadays-to/

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Mackenzie, Compton. “Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19653-women-do-not-find-it-difficult-nowadays-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Mackenzie, Compton. “Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19653-women-do-not-find-it-difficult-nowadays-to/.

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