Quotes 15 Jun

“The foetus, though enclosed in the womb of its mother, is already a human being and it is a monstrous crime to rob it of the life which it has not yet begun to enjoy. If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than in a field, because a man’s house is his place of most secure refuge, it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a foetus in the womb before it has come to light.” - John Calvin

The multicultural ideal of a patchwork quilt of different ethnic groups living side by side, each respecting the other's differences, is a utopian fantasy that can all too easily degenerate into a system of ethnic Bantustans with no trust - and sometimes outright hostility - between them. - - Robin Aitken, The Noble Liar, p,206

Just because you lop off your dick and then wear a dress doesn't make you a f***ing woman. I've asked my doctor to give me long wears and liver spots and I'm going to wear a brown coat but that won't turn me into a f***ing cocker spaniel. - Germaine Greer on Newsnight, 23 Oct 2015