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Quotes from Beyond Freedom and Dignity — B. F. Skinner

1904–1990 United States

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We admire people to the extent that we cannot explain what they do, and the word "admire" then means "marvel at."

Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971)

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971)

Ethical control may survive in small groups, but the control of the population as a whole must be delegated to specialists—to police, priests, owners, teachers, therapists, and so on, with their specialized reinforcers and their codified contingencies.

Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971)

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