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The hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world).
saying
Definition
said to emphasize that women have a strong influence on events through their children
(Definition of The hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world). from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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