[Choose Ye This Day]

No man has ever mistreated his wife in such a way that she had to leave the marriage to protect herself or her children.

You forgot your < /sarcasm> tag, I think.

[Chickensoup]

I'll rephrase it:

No man, in all known history, has ever mistreated his wife in such a way that she had to leave the marriage to protect herself or her children.