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“Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.”

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Martha Beck

Martha Beck, born on November 29, 1962, is an American author whose works cover a range of topics including personal growth, career development, and life philosophy. Known for her unique perspective and insightful writing style, Beck has helped countless readers find direction and balance in their complex lives. more

“Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a living wage. These things are - these are, I would call them, more properly, political rights rather than positive rights. And they are extremely tricky, because now we are dealing with things that are zero sum.”

Care Political Rights Positive Health Health Care Zero Shelter Tricky Living Wage Political Rights

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.”

Men World Way Kind Young Certain Influence Behavior Significant Behave Young Man Arab World

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when one was at the mercy of one's friends' and relatives' children.”

Children Funny Mercy Cruelty Relative Amusing Involving

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If you're fortunate - and both of us are - you come from the kidding kind of Irish family.”

Ifs Kind Two Wife My Wife Fortunate Hitting Irish Family

Author:P. J. O'Rourke