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Sarah J. McCarthy

  • On close scrutiny, the beast within us looks suspiciously like a sheep.

    • Sarah J. McCarthy,
    • "Why Johnny Can't Disobey," in The Humanist ()
  • The concept of religious tolerance has been stretched to its outer limits, implying freedom from criticism and the nonpayment of taxes. Neither patriotism nor religion should be justification for the suspension of reason.

    • Sarah J. McCarthy,
    • "Why Johnny Can't Disobey," in The Humanist ()
  • Religions, which are often nothing more than cults that grew, set the stage for the credulity and gullibility required for membership in cults.

    • Sarah J. McCarthy,
    • "Why Johnny Can't Disobey," in The Humanist ()

Sarah J. McCarthy, U.S. writer, editor, educator, activist

(1942)