Szasz

Famous quotes containing the word szasz:

“Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)

“Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)

“Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)