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Quotes About Paul Goodman

Paul Goodman was not ahead of his time but IN his time.
~ Grace Paley
EVEN PAUL GOODMAN, beloved by young leftists in the 1960s, was flabbergasted by his students in 1969. "There was no knowledge," he wrote, "only the sociology of knowledge. They had so well learned that…research is subsidized and conducted for the benefit of the ruling class that they did not believe there was such a thing as simple truth.
~ Kurt Andersen
In his school, Bertrand Russell thought it was better if they had the sex, so they could give their undivided attention to mathematics, which was the main thing.
~ Paul Goodman
The Beat spokesman, surprisingly, seemed to be satisfied with the ethics that we have inherited.
~ Paul Goodman