William Ross Wallace

William Ross Wallace (1819 – May 5, 1881) was an American poet most famous for writing "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World".

Quotes
Man from his throne hath hurled, For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world.'''
 * They say that man is mighty, He governs land and sea; He wields a mighty scepter O'er lesser powers than he; '''But a mighty power and stronger,
 * What rules the World? (also known by The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World) reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919).