helplessness quotes

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.

There is nothing more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge.

It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.

We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.