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...great seal of Maryland bears the Italian aphorism Fatti maschii, parole femine, which comes from Colony Founder Lord Baltimore's coat of arms and is stamped on all official documents. One translation is "Deeds are manly, words are womanly," though a looser rendering is "Let women talk and men act." The motto has irritated feminists, who have been trying for years but have failed to get it changed. Now Republican Senator Howard A. Denis of Montgomery County has taken up the women's cause, urging that a special commission search for a nonsexist alternative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Parlare, Parlare in Maryland | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

...says. "I want to end my life with my husband." Whatever their personal differences, she respects Marvin politically as much as ever and intends to back him for reelection. There, for the time being, the impasse rests. Or, as the motto on the great seal of Maryland proclaims, "Fatti maschi parole femine [Manly deeds, womanly words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DOMESTIC POLITICS: She Shall Not Be Moved | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

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