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Quotes by Edith Clara Summerskill

Edith Clara Summerskill

“Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths”

“Today, literate people of the space age, in well-populated countries, are not prepared to accept taboos without question.”

“I learned that economics was not an exact science and that the most erudite men would analyze the economic ills of the world and derive a totally different conclusion.”

“Prize-fighting is still accepted as a display worthy of a civilized people despite the fact that all those connected with it are fully aware it caters to the latent sadistic instincts.”