With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first murder, with the first purge and execution, we have lost the revolution.

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What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis...

What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis...

They weren't crazy. They were tired of being locked up. Even I could see that.

They weren't crazy. They were tired of being locked up. Even I could see that.

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our...

As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our...

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of...

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of...

This is how psychiatry has functioned-as a kind of property arm of the government, who...

This is how psychiatry has functioned-as a kind of property arm of the government, who...

It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that...

It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that...

You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.

You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

Aren't women prudes if they don't and prostitutes if they do?

Aren't women prudes if they don't and prostitutes if they do?

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual dominion obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual dominion obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just...

What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just...

What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know?...

What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know?...