Quote by J. August Strindberg

Family... the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children.

Family... the home of all social evil, a charitable institut

Summary

This quote by renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche presents a critical and controversial view of the concept of family. Nietzsche suggests that families can be breeding grounds for various social evils in society. He argues that family may enable women to lead comfortable lives through charity, provide a sense of security for traditional, conservative fathers, but at the same time, it can be a place of suffering and oppression for children. Through this provocative statement, Nietzsche challenges traditional notions of family, highlighting its potential negative impact on individuals and society as a whole.

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