“ If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about yourmistakes, learn from them. Charles J. Sykes
“ [A] society that insists on stressing self-expression over self-control generally gets exactly what it deserves. The sulking teenager who insists, It's not fair! is not referring to a standard of equi… Charles J. Sykes
“ Perhaps the finest--and certainly the most eloquent--discussion of the dilemma of victimism is Shelby Steele's The Content of Our Character, in which he describes the central tragedy of relations betw… Charles J. Sykes
“ Although victimism can trace its lineage to liberalism, it is not itself liberalism. Nor is it updated Christianity. It militates against ideas of equity, fairness, and process; its natural tone is on… Charles J. Sykes
“ We simply should not care about politics as much as we do, because it should not be as important as it has become. The question of who serves in political office should not be as consuming as it has b… Charles J. Sykes
“ Victimspeak is the trigger that permits the unleashing of an emotional and self-righteous response to any perceived slight. Charges of racism and sexism continue to be the nuclear weapons of debate, u… Charles J. Sykes
“ [V]ictimism is an ideology of the ego. But perhaps ideology is too strong a term; victimism can be seen as a generalized cultural impulse to deny personal responsibility and to obsess on the grievance… Charles J. Sykes
“ Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and veryfew employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that onyour own time. Charles J. Sykes
