"Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals."

-- Harry Hay

#Giving Quotes #Support Quotes #Identity Quotes

“Tell me, when you give alms do you look into the eyes of the man or woman to whom you give alms? . . . And when you give alms, do you touch the hand of the one to whom you give alms, or do you toss the coin?”
“A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide rate, for example. In part, the problem arises from the idea that men are tough and manly, that 'boys don't cry' and it's embarrassing for them to talk about their feelings. So men are less likely to reach out for help and support with mental health issues. But that gender stereotype, which exists alongside the converse notion that women are over-emotional, 'hysterical', or 'hormonal', is one feminists are fighting hard to debunk.”
“The military weapon is but one of the means that serve the purposes of war: one out of the assortment which grand strategy can employ.”
“I love 'Game of Thrones.”
“While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.”
“There is no nobler deed than the performance of one's duty.”
“The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.”
“I think that there are many ways in which people look for heroes, messiahs, things like that in society. I think some people are looking for something that maybe they don't possess. To me, ultimately, you are looking for someone who understands you, or at least you think understands you. It all comes down to understanding for who we look to as heroes.”

Source : Interview with Jasper Anson, www.askmen.com.

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