"There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realised to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes. Now, what is still more important, the extent to which our thoughts and habits are modified by authorities. In some department of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents , we are ruled by dictators exercising great power."

"Under-16s were given drugs for mental health problems more than 631,00 times in the last year, compared to 146,000 in the mid-nineties. The steady increase in the use of anti-depressants over the last ten years has been blamed on family breakdown and high-stakes school exams... The findings come despite research showing that children given anti-depressants run a higher risk of self-harm and are more likely to attempt suicide."