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Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts and Pushers

Book by Thomas Stephen Szasz · 2 quotes · Autonomy, Liberty, Authority

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“Malcolm X and Edmund Burke shared an appreciation of this important insight, this painful truth--that the state wants men to be weak and timid, not strong and proud.”

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“It is mainly by resisting authority that the individual defines himself. This is why authorities--whether parental, priestly, political, or psychiatric--must be careful how and where they assert themselves; for while it is true that the more they assert themselves the more they govern, it is also true that the more they assert themselves the more opportunities they offer for being successfully denied.”

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