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Thomas Szasz Quotes

The system isn’t stupid, but the people in it are Picture Quote #1

Marx said that religion was the opiate of the people. In the United States today, opiates are the religion of the people Picture Quote #1

A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world Picture Quote #1

The neurotic has problems; the psychotic has solutions Picture Quote #1

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily Picture Quote #1

The proverb warns that ‘You should not bite the hand that feeds you.’ But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself Picture Quote #1

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Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society Picture Quote #1

Parents teach children discipline for two different, indeed diametrically opposed, reasons: to render the child submissive to them and to make him independent of them. Only a self-disciplined person can be obedient; and only such a person can be autonomous Picture Quote #1

The Greeks distinguished between good and bad behavior, language that enhanced or diminished persons. Being intoxicated with scientism, we fail to recognize that the seemingly technical terms used to identify psychiatric illnesses and interventions are simply dyphemisms and euphemisms Picture Quote #1

Involuntary mental hospitalization is like slavery. Refining the standards for commitment is like prettifying the slave plantations. The problem is not how to improve commitment, but how to abolish it Picture Quote #1

Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver Picture Quote #1

As the dominant social ethic changed from a religious to a secular one, the problem of heresy disappeared, and the problem of madness arose and became of great social significance. In the next chapter I shall examine the creation of social deviants, and shall show that as formerly priests had manufactured heretics, so physicians, as the new guardians of social conduct and morality, began to manufacture madmen Picture Quote #1

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If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers ought to be punished: to authenticate as good, and to encourage as useful, law-abiding behavior. The aim of criminal law cannot be correction or deterrence; it can only be the maintenance of the legal order Picture Quote #1

Only idiots and infants need things. The language of needs is the native tongue of socialists, therapists, and paternalists of all sorts and is addressed to needy dependents. The language of wants is spoken by self-respecting adults and is addressed to other self-respecting adults Picture Quote #1

In the 60s people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined Picture Quote #1

The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic - in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea - known to medical science is work Picture Quote #1

Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as mental illness, hence also no such thing as psychotherapy Picture Quote #1

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Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love Picture Quote #1

Psychiatry does not commit human rights abuse. It is a human rights abuse Picture Quote #1

Sex is a body-contact sport. It is safe to watch but more fun to play Picture Quote #1

Work is pushing matter around. Politics is pushing people around Picture Quote #1

Delusion: belief said to be false by someone who does not share it Picture Quote #1

We should pledge ourselves to the proposition that the irresponsible life is not worth living Picture Quote #1

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We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility Picture Quote #1

Child psychology and child psychiatry cannot be reformed. They must be abolished Picture Quote #1

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love Picture Quote #1

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power Picture Quote #1

All drugs of any interest to any moderately intelligent person in America are now illegal Picture Quote #1

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The system isn’t stupid, but the people in it are (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Marx said that religion was the opiate of the people. In the United States today, opiates are the religion of the people (Thomas Szasz Quotes) A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world. (Thomas Szasz Quotes) The neurotic has problems; the psychotic has solutions (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily (Thomas Szasz Quotes) The proverb warns that ‘You should not bite the hand that feeds you.’ But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Parents teach children discipline for two different, indeed diametrically opposed, reasons: to render the child submissive to them and to make him independent of them. Only a self-disciplined person can be obedient; and only such a person can be autonomous (Thomas Szasz Quotes) The Greeks distinguished between good and bad behavior, language that enhanced or diminished persons. Being intoxicated with scientism, we fail to recognize that the seemingly technical terms used to identify psychiatric illnesses and interventions are simply dyphemisms and euphemisms (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Involuntary mental hospitalization is like slavery. Refining the standards for commitment is like prettifying the slave plantations. The problem is not how to improve commitment, but how to abolish it (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver (Thomas Szasz Quotes) As the dominant social ethic changed from a religious to a secular one, the problem of heresy disappeared, and the problem of madness arose and became of great social significance. In the next chapter I shall examine the creation of social deviants, and shall show that as formerly priests had manufactured heretics, so physicians, as the new guardians of social conduct and morality, began to manufacture madmen (Thomas Szasz Quotes) If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers ought to be punished: to authenticate as good, and to encourage as useful, law-abiding behavior. The aim of criminal law cannot be correction or deterrence; it can only be the maintenance of the legal order (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Only idiots and infants need things. The language of needs is the native tongue of socialists, therapists, and paternalists of all sorts and is addressed to needy dependents. The language of wants is spoken by self-respecting adults and is addressed to other self-respecting adults (Thomas Szasz Quotes) In the 60s people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined. (Thomas Szasz Quotes) The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic - in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea - known to medical science is work. (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility. (Thomas Szasz Quotes) There is no such thing as mental illness, hence also no such thing as psychotherapy (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Psychiatry does not commit human rights abuse. It is a human rights abuse (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Sex is a body-contact sport. It is safe to watch but more fun to play (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Work is pushing matter around. Politics is pushing people around (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Delusion: belief said to be false by someone who does not share it (Thomas Szasz Quotes) We should pledge ourselves to the proposition that the irresponsible life is not worth living (Thomas Szasz Quotes) We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Child psychology and child psychiatry cannot be reformed. They must be abolished (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is (Thomas Szasz Quotes) Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love (Thomas Szasz Quotes) A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power (Thomas Szasz Quotes) All drugs of any interest to any moderately intelligent person in America are now illegal (Thomas Szasz Quotes)

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