For Want of A Nail (proverb) - Modern Day References

Modern Day References

Along with the long history of the proverb listed above, it has continued to be referenced since the mid 20th century in modern culture. Examples include:

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    It is unheard-of, uncivilized barbarism that any woman should still be forced to bear such monstrous torture. It should be remedied. It should be stopped. It is simply absurd that, with our modern science, painless childbirth does not exist as a matter of course.... I tremble with indignation when I think of ... the unspeakable egotism and blindness of men of science who permit such atrocities when they can be remedied.
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