Every adult should be able to make as many effective decisions without fear or favor about as many aspects of her or his life as is compatible with t…

- Judith N. Shklar

To be alive is to be afraid, and much to our advantage in many cases, since alarm often preserves us from danger.

- Judith N. Shklar

It seems to me that liberal and humane people, of whom there are many among us, would, if they were asked to rank the vices, put cruelty first. Intui…

- Judith N. Shklar