Linda Hirshman Quotes (4 Quotes)

I think it's a mistake for these highly educated and capable women to make that choice to stay home. I am saying an educated, competent adult's place is in the office.

Well, people choose to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, but that does not stop people from saying it's a mistake. Listen to the risks you're taking before you take the risk.

I would like to see a description of their daily lives that substantiates that position. One of the things I've done working on my book is to read a lot of the diaries online, and their description of their lives does not sound particularly interesting or fulfilling for a complicated person, for a complicated, educated person.

I think that one could argue that these women are letting down the team. Consider a society in which the entire Supreme Court is male. We may actually experience that in our lifetime. What would it feel like if the entire Congress were male