Abuse Quote by Judith Lewis Herman

“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. Secrecy and silence are the perpetrator’s…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“Secrecy and silence are the perpetrator’s first line of defense. If secrecy fails, the perpetrator attacks the credibility of his victim. If he cannot…

— Rebecca Solnit

Secrecy doesn't attach to particular parties; it attaches to power. All of the bull work is in place for whomever succeeds. That's my concern.

— Ted Gup

A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain the palm of knowledge,…

— Ron Chernow

For a wrongdoer to be undetected is difficult; and for him to have confidence that his concealment will continue is impossible.

— Epicurus

“There are doubtless those who would wish to lock up all those who suspected of terrorist and other serious offences and, in the time-honored…

— Tom Bingham

“The least dignified thing that can happen to a man is to be murdered. If he dies in his sleep he gets a respectful…

— Paul Theroux

Silence is the best security to the man who distrusts himself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“As he had said to his daughter, no one knows where the shoe pinches but the wearer. There are some points on which no…

— Anthony Trollope

Secrecy can spring from the best motives; but as it grows it begins to exist only for itself, only for its own sake, only…

— Christopher Dodd

“A woman is entitled to her secrets. She should be able to hide them away for as long as she wants, without people constantly…

— Sheena Kamal

In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be…

— Gilbert Parker