Divorce is like a revolution: the regime may be oppressive, but it does not bring the marriage tumbling down just because people do not like it; something more specific has to happen to break it apart. ... During the Great Depression of 1930's, the rate of divorce declined for all classes in American society. ... If divorce is like a revolution, then an unequal marriage is like a stable dictatorship. ...

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