Quotes by Szasz, Thomas

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do >>

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the >>

Institutional psychiatry is a continuation of the Inquisition. All tha >>

Quotations about Psychiatry

Psychoanalysts seem to be long on information and short on application >>

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet a >>

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. >>

Institutional psychiatry is a continuation of the Inquisition. All that has really changed is the vocabulary and the social style. The vocabulary conforms to the intellectual expectations of our age: it is a pseudo-medical jargon that parodies the concepts of science. The social style conforms to the political expectations of our age: it is a pseudo-liberal social movement that parodies the ideals of freedom and rationality.

Szasz, Thomas