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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>''Famous Authors on Marriage Morals'' is a compilation of articles published in [[John Bull]] on 5 july 1930 including the opinion given by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]].<br />
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Below is the contribution by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. The other authors were : H. G. Wells ; The Rt. Hon. George Lansbury, M.P. ; Compton Mackenzie ; Miss Storm Jameson ; Hugh Walpole ; The Dean of Durham ; C. E. M. Joad ; Aldous Huxley ; John Galsworthy ; Harold Brighouse ; Miss Ethel Mannin ; Hon. Bertrand Russell ; Evelyn Waugh ; Ernest Raymond ; The Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, D.D.<br />
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== Famous Authors on Marriage Morals ==<br />
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'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'''<br />
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I think that all marriages should be soluble, and believe that Dr. Norwood's theory of Christian marriage being indissoluble is responsible for much misery and also much immorality.<br />
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The relaxing of the moral code would too often abrogate marriage altogether, but if divorce were made reasonably easy there would be no need for companionate marriage.<br />
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It is quite possible to draw up a code of conduct, the underlying principles being unselfishness and the Golden Rule.<br />
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In my opinion, the Church does exaggerate the heinousness of sexual sins: occasional errors are to be deprecated, but they are trivial compared with consistent bad temper and cruelty.<br />
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While advocating easier divorce, I do not recommend such conditions as prevail in some American States.<br />
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I would bring British law up to the average law of civilised countries, granting divorce for lunacy, penal servitude, desertion for three years, notorious drunkenness, and cruelty.<br />
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In each case, of course, it is optional on the part of the injured party. The present system of separation leads inevitably to irregular unions. <br />
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[[File:john-bull-1930-07-05-p20-21-famous-authors-on-marriage-morals.jpg|thumb|750px|center|[[John Bull]] (5 july 1930, p. 20-21)]]<br />
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