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Thomas Szasz quotes

American Psychologist April 15, 1920

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Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and..."
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. Thomas Szasz
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
The plague of mankind is the fear and rejection of diversity: monotheism, monarchy, monogamy and, in our age, monomedicine. The belief that there is only one right way to live, only one right way to regulate religious, political, sexual, medical affairs is the root cause of the greatest threat to man: members of his own species, bent on ensuring his salvation, security, and sanity. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks..."
If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you, you are a schizophrenic. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you..."
If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia. Thomas Szasz
Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral right to interfere, by force, with a persons decision to commit this act. The result is a far-reaching infantilization and dehumanization of the suicidal person. Thomas Szasz
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
Thomas Szasz quote: "Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence."
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence. Thomas Szasz
In the United States today, there is a pervasive tendency to treat children as adults, and adults as children. The options of children are thus steadily expanded, while those of adults are progressively constricted. The result is unruly children and childish adults. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "Classifying thoughts, feelings and behaviors as diseases is a..."
Classifying thoughts, feelings and behaviors as diseases is a logical and semantic error, like classifying whale as fish. Thomas 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
Is psychiatry a medical enterprise concerned with treating diseases, or a humanistic enterprise concerned with helping persons with their personal problems? Psychiatry could be one or the other, but it cannot--despite the pretensions and protestations of psichiatrists--be both. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "In the past, men created witches: now they create mental..."
In the past, men created witches: now they create mental patients. Thomas Szasz
Thomas Szasz quote: "The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are."
The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are. Thomas Szasz

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