J. D. Unwin Quotes Page 2
Best 34 Quotes by J. D. Unwin – Page 2 of 2
Sex and Culture Quotes
“There is no need for the whole society to suffer the same continence. So long as the sexual opportunity of one social stratum is maintained at a minimum, the society will display productive energy.”
“These societies lived in different geographical environments; they belonged to different racial stocks; but the history of their marriage customs is the same.
In the beginning each society had the same ideas in regard to sexual regulations. Then the same struggles took place; the same sentiments were expressed; the same changes were made; the same results ensued.
Each society reduced its sexual opportunity to a minimum and displaying great social energy, flourished greatly. Then it extended its sexual opportunity; its energy decreased, and faded away.
The one outstanding feature of the whole story is its unrelieved monotony.”
“To a mind that is unaccustomed to the methods of scientific research, the facts, as presented, may appear over-simplified.
The reason is that I have refused to publish them until I felt that I understood them.”
“Without exception, once restrictions on sexuality are lifted, especially female sexuality, a society destroys itself from within, and is later conquered from without.
When not focusing mental and physical energy on building strong families, members of a culture lose the impetus for upkeep and innovation.”
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“My writing is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I always try to put across an idea that I feel is important, in the most easily readable form I can manage. This has annoyed some of my academic colleagues, who feel that I am oversimplifying my subject, but I argue that at least my writings are widely read, while theirs stay firmly within the confines of their academic ivory towers. And I always work with one special rule in mind: simplification without distortion. This is, in fact, much harder than the usual self-indulgent academic writing.”
