Cover Up Quotes
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“If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.”
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“It was Freud's ambition to discover the cause of hysteria, the archetypal female neurosis of his time. In his early investigations, he gained the trust and confidence of many women, who revealed their troubles to him.Time after time, Freud's patients, women from prosperous, conventional families, unburdened painful memories of childhood sexual encounters with men they had trusted: family friends, relatives, and fathers. Freud initially believed his patients and recognized the significance of their confessions. In 1896, with the publication of two works, The Aetiology of Hysteria and Studies on Hysteria, he announced that he had solved the mystery of the female neurosis. At the origin of every case of hysteria, Freud asserted, was a childhood sexual trauma.
But Freud was never comfortable with this discovery, because of what it implied about the behavior of respectable family men. If his patients' reports were true, incest was not a rare abuse, confined to the poor and the mentally defective, but was endemic to the patriarchal family. Recognizing the implicit challenge to patriarchal values, Freud refused to identify fathers publicly as sexual aggressors. Though in his private correspondence he cited "seduction by the father" as the "essential point" in hysteria, he was never able to bring himself to make this statement in public. Scrupulously honest and courageous in other respects, Freud falsified his incest cases. In The Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud implausibly identified governessss, nurses, maids, and children of both sexes as the offenders. In Studies in Hysteria, he managed to name an uncle as the seducer in two cases. Many years later, Freud acknowledged that the "uncles" who had molested Rosaslia and Katharina were in fact their fathers. Though he had shown little reluctance to shock prudish sensibilities in other matters, Freud claimed that "discretion" had led him to suppress this essential information.
Even though Freud had gone to such lengths to avoid publicly inculpating fathers, he remained so distressed by his seduction theory that within a year he repudiated it entirely. He concluded that his patients' numerous reports of sexual abuse were untrue. This conclusion was based not on any new evidence from patients, but rather on Freud's own growing unwillingness to believe that licentious behavior on the part of fathers could be so widespread. His correspondence of the period revealed that he was particularly troubled by awareness of his own incestuous wishes toward his daughter, and by suspicions of his father, who had died recently.
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― Father-Daughter Incest
But Freud was never comfortable with this discovery, because of what it implied about the behavior of respectable family men. If his patients' reports were true, incest was not a rare abuse, confined to the poor and the mentally defective, but was endemic to the patriarchal family. Recognizing the implicit challenge to patriarchal values, Freud refused to identify fathers publicly as sexual aggressors. Though in his private correspondence he cited "seduction by the father" as the "essential point" in hysteria, he was never able to bring himself to make this statement in public. Scrupulously honest and courageous in other respects, Freud falsified his incest cases. In The Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud implausibly identified governessss, nurses, maids, and children of both sexes as the offenders. In Studies in Hysteria, he managed to name an uncle as the seducer in two cases. Many years later, Freud acknowledged that the "uncles" who had molested Rosaslia and Katharina were in fact their fathers. Though he had shown little reluctance to shock prudish sensibilities in other matters, Freud claimed that "discretion" had led him to suppress this essential information.
Even though Freud had gone to such lengths to avoid publicly inculpating fathers, he remained so distressed by his seduction theory that within a year he repudiated it entirely. He concluded that his patients' numerous reports of sexual abuse were untrue. This conclusion was based not on any new evidence from patients, but rather on Freud's own growing unwillingness to believe that licentious behavior on the part of fathers could be so widespread. His correspondence of the period revealed that he was particularly troubled by awareness of his own incestuous wishes toward his daughter, and by suspicions of his father, who had died recently.
p9-10”
― Father-Daughter Incest

“Can鈥檛 a lawyer take his client out to dinner to discuss the case? Haven鈥檛 you ever heard of the two-martini lunch?鈥�
鈥淵es, but this is dinner,鈥� she corrected.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the same thing. I looked it up in my聽Etiquette and Tax Deductions
for Lawyers聽handbook . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
鈥淵es, but this is dinner,鈥� she corrected.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the same thing. I looked it up in my聽Etiquette and Tax Deductions
for Lawyers聽handbook . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith

“You鈥檙e right, Jen, of course,鈥� she capitulated. 鈥淚鈥檓 sorry. You鈥檙e going through hell, and I鈥檓 pontificating instead of being compassionate,鈥� Lynne admitted.
鈥淧ontificating? Interesting choice of words for a nonbeliever,鈥� Jennifer chuckled.”
― Betrayal of Faith
鈥淧ontificating? Interesting choice of words for a nonbeliever,鈥� Jennifer chuckled.”
― Betrayal of Faith

“But why? Who would do such a thing?鈥� Jennifer puzzled, astonished.
鈥淚鈥檓 not sure yet who they are or exactly what their function is. My sense is they minimize the impact of these kinds of events and limit damage to the church,鈥� Rothenberg surmised.
鈥淵ou have got to be kidding!”
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鈥淚鈥檓 not sure yet who they are or exactly what their function is. My sense is they minimize the impact of these kinds of events and limit damage to the church,鈥� Rothenberg surmised.
鈥淵ou have got to be kidding!”
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“But, is this right for my family?聽The plan was centered on publicity.聽Would the boys have to testify? Newspaper聽reporters would hound them. What would things be like at school? Kids聽could be so cruel. Would the boys be subjected to cruel jokes about sexual聽desires and preferences?聽Was her imagination carrying her away, or were these realistic fears?”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Rothenberg was dumbfounded, shocked speechless. He was retained to聽provide treatment in a fourth-degree fondling case. This was far worse.聽This is a first-degree case. These boys were raped! The floodgates聽opened鈥攄etails were pouring out now.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Let me get this straight,鈥� countered Zack. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e telling me there is some secret fellow in the church whose job it is to deal with molestation cases when they occur?”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“She was right to be angry. He did violate every condition she placed聽on the resolution of the case. He never thought she was serious. But she聽was, and his blunder was going to cost him the case of a lifetime.聽I can do聽this her way! If she wants the case to be public, then public it shall be! If she wants to turn down $1.1 million, I'll get her $2 million鈥攚hatever she聽wants! I have to convince her!”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Focus, Blake! Everything will fall into place. What would I have if I lost this case? I'd have nothing,聽no one鈥攕ame as before.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“She鈥檒l be angry,鈥� Kenny argued. 鈥淪he鈥檒l be mad at me for not protecting Jake. That鈥檚 my job.鈥�
Tough job for someone so young . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
Tough job for someone so young . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith

“Sleeping with children is not within the scope of a priest鈥檚 employment.鈥�
鈥淏ut an unsuspecting kid doesn鈥檛 know that. He trusts the priest to tell聽him what God likes or doesn鈥檛 like, isn鈥檛 that true? This is textbook聽apparent authority . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
鈥淏ut an unsuspecting kid doesn鈥檛 know that. He trusts the priest to tell聽him what God likes or doesn鈥檛 like, isn鈥檛 that true? This is textbook聽apparent authority . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith

“These were聽children. Gerry was their聽priest.聽Who could disagree that these children were not justified in trusting their priest? Nobody!”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Because for her, money isn鈥檛 the issue. This is about revenge, payback, even worse, justice.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Even the receptionist was new, a pretty, young, buxom blonde named Eden, according to her nameplate. Micah must have handpicked her from the Garden.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Are we interrupting your late-morning nap, Mr. Blake?鈥� District聽Court Judge Emma Pearl inquired, with a harsh tone and an insistent聽expression.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Thanks very much, Zack, and God bless you.鈥澛燞e hung up.聽God bless? That ship has sailed.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“We wait. This man has skills. You don鈥檛 build a multi-million-dollar聽practice by being an idiot. The fact he鈥檚 had some hard times does not聽mean we should underestimate him . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Zachary notified the local newspapers and all pertinent radio and television stations. He called a press conference at the home of his client, Jennifer Tracey, to announce the filing of a major multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a major religious institution. The dye had been cast. A long, tough road lay ahead. For Zachary, Jennifer, Kenny, and Jake, there was no turning back.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“What tenacity! What spirit! I feel so alive in her presence. I can conquer the world with her by my side. If she'd let him, he'd violate his rule about becoming involved with a client . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“I now believe successful criminal and civil outcomes in these cases, prison for聽Gerry, and a large damages award for the boys, would clarify these issues聽and assuage their guilt feelings. A guilty verdict in the criminal case and a聽large civil verdict or settlement would be double vindication for the boys.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Something happened here. I know it, and so do you. I will find out what, when, and to whom. Apparently, I'll have to find out the hard way, but I'll find out . . .”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“No, justice, simple justice. We tend to forget we went to law school聽to pursue justice for our clients. We get so caught up in the game of the聽law, we forget the purpose.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“. . . this predator used his position in furtherance of his crimes and disguised his depravity as a religious ritual. This man will soon reside in an Ohio prison, where he belongs. He is not only guilty of serious crimes against children. He is guilty of a serious betrayal of faith.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“We seek compensation, true, but we also seek to prevent future abhorrent conduct by this or any other priest. We seek to punish a vicious predator of children and the religious institution that stands idly by and watches while a whole generation of God鈥檚 precious children are physically and psychologically raped of their childhood, their faith, and their trust in role models. This is about a hierarchy whose solution to the problem is to send the offending priest packing, quietly pay off victims, and actively cover up crimes. The cover-up is responsible for a vicious cycle of crime upon crime. This lawsuit says we will not go quietly like those who came before us. The vicious cycle stops here and now.”
― Betrayal of Faith
― Betrayal of Faith

“Besides, leaked evidence would have resulted in a whitewash, or a Select Committee Inquiry as they were also known;”
― Real Tigers
― Real Tigers

“Mr. Police Officer, I know you are capable of really bad things that your colleagues and internal affairs will cover up.”
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“Superheroes are like...a Band-Aid, right? Slapped over symptoms of a way bigger problem. But they don't heal the symptoms. Just hide 'em.' Whether it's Superemacy or poverty and drugs and everything else Jav blogs about, it can't be fixed by beating people up in the street. Wild that anyone thinks that's a solution. 'Lyss, you wanna be a real hero, then forget all that crime-fighting bull. Stay here, help folks who really need it. Plenty of them around Bridgebrook. Do鈥擨 dunno, social work and soup kitchens. It's not as glam, but it does way more good.”
― Strictly No Heroics
― Strictly No Heroics
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