--- title: "4 Coercion Quotes By Beatrix Campbell" description: "4 Coercion quotes by Beatrix Campbell. Plus more from Beatrix Campbell and more Coercion sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/beatrix-campbell-36463_abuse_the-discovery-that-detonated-cleveland-i_842777.jpg" --- > [“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-discovery-that-detonated-cleveland-is-one-of-britain-s-great/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/beatrix-campbell-36463_abuse_the-discovery-that-detonated-cleveland-i_842777.jpg) > [“Many professionals have to sign gagging clauses or face the sack if they speak out. The social worker and therapist was familiar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/many-professionals-have-to-sign-gagging-clauses-or-face-the-sack-if/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/beatrix-campbell-36463_abuse_many-professionals-have-to-sign-gagging_1262165.jpg) > [“(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children) So what does this movement consist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/talking-about-the-movement-to-deny-the-prevalence-and-effects-of/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/beatrix-campbell-36463_abuse_talking-about-the-movement-to-deny-the-p_1357353.jpg) > [“In this book we paint an unprecedented portrait of Britain’s first ‘false memory’ retraction and show that, like other ‘false memory’ cases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/in-this-book-we-paint-an-unprecedented-portrait-of-britain-s-first/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/beatrix-campbell-36463_abuse_in-this-book-we-paint-an-unprecedented-p_2328143.jpg) ## Other authors on Coercion - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-ludwig-von-mises-61872.jpg) Ludwig von Mises 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/ludwig-von-mises/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-august-von-hayek-36338.jpg) Friedrich August von Hayek 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/friedrich-august-von-hayek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/albert-einstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-larken-rose-58577.jpg) Larken Rose 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/larken-rose/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stefan-molyneux-86778.jpg) Stefan Molyneux 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/stefan-molyneux/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-murray-rothbard-69623.jpg) Murray Rothbard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/murray-rothbard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/milton-friedman/) ## More by Beatrix Campbell > [“Another preoccupation fed into this dynamic relationship between discovery and denial: does sexual abuse actually matter? Should it, in fact, be allowed? After all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/another-preoccupation-fed-into-this-dynamic-relationship-between/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [Children's bodies aren't like automobiles with the assailant's fingerprints lingering on the wheel. The world of sexual abuse is quintessentiall y secret. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/children-s-bodies-aren-t-like-automobiles-with-the-assailant-s/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds paediatricians Dr…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-discovery-that-detonated-cleveland-is-one-of-britain-s-great/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“Many professionals have to sign gagging clauses or face the sack if they speak out. The social worker and therapist was familiar with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/many-professionals-have-to-sign-gagging-clauses-or-face-the-sack-if/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“(Talking about the movement to deny the prevalence and effects of adult sexual exploitation of children) So what does this movement consist of? Who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/talking-about-the-movement-to-deny-the-prevalence-and-effects-of/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [ “The BFMSS \[British False Memory Syndrome Society\] The founder of the 'false memory' movement in Britain is an accused father. Two of his adult… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-bfmss-british-false-memory-syndrome-society-the-founder-of-the/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-survivor-movements-were-also-challenging-the-notion-of-a/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to hear children's speech only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/a-society-in-which-adults-are-estranged-from-the-world-of-children/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“The asylum, and later the national health service, warehoused thousands of patients made mad by the intrusions of a sexual predator. But these institutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-asylum-and-later-the-national-health-service-warehoused-thousands/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [In the context of the great debates about identity politics - are you gay or straight, nationalist or republican, British or English and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/in-the-context-of-the-great-debates-about-identity-politics-are-you/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“The themes that exercised the minds of survivor movements and their allies within the health and welfare professions generated a political project: how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/the-themes-that-exercised-the-minds-of-survivor-movements-and-their/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [“In this book we paint an unprecedented portrait of Britain’s first ‘false memory’ retraction and show that, like other ‘false memory’ cases which appeared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/in-this-book-we-paint-an-unprecedented-portrait-of-britain-s-first/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) > [Be prepared to be enlightened, enraged, amused, engaged, and above all provoked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-campbell/be-prepared-to-be-enlightened-enraged-amused-engaged-and-above-all/) [Beatrix Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-campbell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coercion/beatrix-campbell/#itemlist", "name": "4 Coercion Quotes By Beatrix Campbell", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. 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