"Once the state is looked upon as the source of rights, rather than their bound protector, freedom becomes conditional on the pleasure of the state."

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Source : Mary McCarthy (1961). “On the contrary”, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy

Mary McCarthy

#Rights Quotes #Pleasure Quotes #States Quotes

“Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk of plans for a stable peace.”
“I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what a director has to go through.”
“Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.”

Source : Andy Warhol (2014). “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again”, p.57, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“In this uncertain world, the food is disposable. It is the wrappings that are permanent.”
“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.”
“Breathing, according to me, corresponds to taking charge of one's own life.”

Source : Luce Irigaray, Stephen Pluhácek (2003). “Between East and West: From Singularity to Community”, p.66, Columbia University Press
“Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.”
“I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because I'm constantly surrounded by adults.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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