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What's good for the goose is good for the gander

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  1. What is good for a man is equally good for a woman; or, what a man can have or do, so can a woman have or do. This comes from an earlier proverb, “What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”

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"What's good for the goose is good for the gander," said Texas state Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Houston Democrat, explaining why he co-sponsored a physician dispensing bill with Oliverson.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2021

"He can't mathematically win. What's good for the goose is good for the gander."

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2016

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