Quote by Christopher Hitchens

To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation is that good for the world?

To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider wome

Summary

This quote questions the morality and positive impact of using fear and discrimination as means of control in society. It suggests that instilling fear in children by emphasizing the concept of hell, and viewing women as inferior, may not contribute to a better world. The quote encourages reflection on the potential harm that such practices can cause, prompting consideration of alternative approaches that promote equality, compassion, and nurturing environments for growth.

By Christopher Hitchens

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantl

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurr

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.

Kenny rested his hand on my leg, patting it delicately. His

Kenny rested his hand on my leg, patting it delicately. His thoughts staying just that, thoughts, as we drove in silence, back to my prison of paradise, back to the one place I knew I could be happy, yet miserable, all in the same day.

Life Love Inspirational Grief

Death is always around the corner, but often our society giv

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

After all, if you do not resist the apparently inevitable, y

After all, if you do not resist the apparently inevitable, you will never know how inevitable the inevitable was.

Inspirational Capitalism Apathy Resistance Socialism Marxism Inevitability

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Phillips Brooks

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, i

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

Harvey Fierstein

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short m

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.

Marquis de Sade

All my writing is about the recognition that there is no sin

All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side.

Marguerite Young

Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.

Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.'

Antoine de Saint-Exupery