We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children.

Quote by Germaine Greer

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I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about...

English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about...

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto...

I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto...

Sex is more fun than cars but cars refuel quicker than men.

Sex is more fun than cars but cars refuel quicker than men.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal...

Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.

One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night.

The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic...for the grounds for that love have...

The principle of the brotherhood of man is narcissistic...for the grounds for that love have...

I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man,...

I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man,...

Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.

Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.