Wish I'd said that - November 12, 2017

"to have any meaningful 'self-esteem' one must have a meaningful sense of self. An 'itch and scratch' existence is simply not adequate."

Iain Benson in the Executive Summary to Kathleen M. Gow, "Making a God of Self-esteem: The Tyranny of Misdirected Sentiment," CRPP Discussion Paper 4