Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral right to interfere, by force, with a persons decision to commit this act. The result is a far-reaching infantilization and dehumanization of the suicidal person.
Thomas SzaszMen are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose.
Thomas SzaszPsychiatry is probably the single most destructive force that has affected American Society within the last fifty years.
Thomas SzaszWhat people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing
Thomas Szasz