“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, used to shout down nuanced approaches to complex issues.… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“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… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“[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… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“More than a century before Mills and Nisbet, Alexis de Tocqueville had remarked upon the uneasiness of the citizens of the young republic, who… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“[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… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“We simply should not care about politics as much as we do, because it should not be as important as it has become. The… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“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… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
“Although victimism can trace its lineage to liberalism, it is not itself liberalism. Nor is it updated Christianity. It militates against ideas of equity,… — Charles J. Sykes Copy Share Image
![“[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 equity and justice that any ethicist would recognize. He is, instead, giving voice to the vaguely…” quote by Charles J. Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1eb/charles-j-sykes-48806_black-and-white_a-society-that-insists-on-stressing-self_1990922.jpg)
![“[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 grievances of the insatiable self. It might even be called a habit of mind, but one with substantial…” quote by Charles J. Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b27/charles-j-sykes-48806_end-time_v-ictimism-is-an-ideology-of-the-ego-but_2513406.jpg)
