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Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to the pages of the worst newspapers in the world.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Australia Ever Home Huge News Newspapers Pages Rest Unwelcome Where World Worst

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The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Enough Man Never Quite Tragedy

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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Advice Advise Anyone Brings Children Down Get Get Married Go He Him Like Loves Married Never Present Them Though Up War Well Who Write You

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There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Been Never Security Thing

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Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Except Feel Imminent Man Maximum Only Place Prison Really Release Secure Security Threat Where

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Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: About Always Charming Classes Died Evolution Most Out Them Things Upper

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We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: About Afford Because Cannot Childbirth Children Concerned Explosion Feel Like Population Refrain We Cannot West

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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Always Made Means Men Nowadays Rank Sight Talking Together Uneasy Women

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The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Adulthood Fertility Functions Important Management Most The Most Important

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Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Betray Even Fragile Freedom Measure Must Protected Sacrifice Temporary

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Activist

Born: January 29th, 1939

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