Bettelheim/history

Famous quotes containing the words bettelheim and/or history:

    Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
    —Bruno Bettelheim (20th century)

    The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.
    Ben C. Bradlee (b. 1921)