Politics of Therapy Quotes

“So much information is now available to all that even unsophisticated people can easily detect inconsistencies in government policies and glaring inadequacies in the teachings of many of our institutions. We have greater doubts about the truthfulness and strength of our leaders, and we no longer take for granted the standards of conduct set by our churches, our universities, and even our laws. Thus, the information explosion has helped to weaken older value systems, but as yet no new systems have replaced the old.”
― Seymour Halleck, Politics of Therapy

“They are not talking about a bloodless, planned, goal-oriented revolution, but about a violent, chaotic one. It is here that I part company with them. I am not convinced that an overpopulated, unhappy world in which a umber of nations have the weapons with which to destroy all mankind can tolerate much more violence.”
― Seymour Halleck, Politics of Therapy

“When nonviolent deviant individuals are labeled as sick, however, the public tends to view them as if they were violent. The community is also likely to restrict them in the same harsh way as those who are violent.”
― Seymour Halleck, Politics of Therapy