How sad that men would base an entire civilization on the principle of paternity, upon the legal owership and presumed responsibility for children, and then never really get to know their sons and daughters very well.
Phyllis CheslerIdeal mental health, like freedom, exists for one person only if it exists for all people.
Phyllis CheslerIf it were natural for father to care for their sons, they would not need so many laws commanding them to do so.
Phyllis CheslerMany 'natural' events - like early death, disease, hardship - are neither desirable nor necessary.
Phyllis Chesler