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hand that rocks the cradle



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As Desmond Tutu put it in an interview from the film, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”

From Newsweek Sep. 24, 2012

It's a truism that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hand that rocks the cradle in the U.S. is getting younger.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hand that rocks the cradle was sure to rock the boat.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world," even if that hand is a black hand.

From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.




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