Susan Jacoby Quotes - Page 3

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• I no more believe in the God of the Jews than I believe in any God.

  Susan Jacoby

  Believe, I Believe, I Believe In

  "'Strange Gods' Chronicles The History Of Secularism And Conversion". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. February 17, 2016.

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• I completely can't understand people of different faiths who say that their children will choose when they grow up. I think that if you believe in a religion, most people believe that it's right.

  Susan Jacoby

  Children, Growing Up, Believe

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• One of the interesting things is is that Judaism was very attractive to the Roman aristocracy.

  Susan Jacoby

  Interesting, Aristocracy, Attractive

  "'Strange Gods' Chronicles The History Of Secularism And Conversion". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. February 17, 2016.

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• If enough money is involved and enough people believe that two plus two equals five the media will report the story with a straight face always adding a qualifying paragraph noting that mathematicians however say that two plus two still equals four.

  Susan Jacoby

  Believe, Media, Two

  FaceBook post by Susan Jacoby from Oct 13, 2012

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• Feminists who want to censor what they regard as harmful pornography have essentially the same motivation as other would-be censors: They want to use the power of the state to accomplish what they have been unable to achieve in the marketplace of ideas and images. The impulse to censor places no faith in the possibilities of democratic persuasion.

  Susan Jacoby

  Motivation, Ideas, Feminist

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