Charles Murray

Illegitimacy is important for the socialisation of little girls and especially little boys. If you have large numbers of young men growing up who never see an adult male doing the ordinary things men do, then you get chaos. This is not a moral statement, it's an empirical statement.

American Scientist

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.

American Journalist

Byron White

The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution.

American Judge

P. J. O'Rourke

America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.

American Comedian

Zeenat Aman

I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.

Indian Actress

Dan Quayle

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

American Vice President

Historically, 'illegitimacy' carried a social stigma, which is less common now.

Historical Stigma

The term can affect inheritance rights and family law.

Legal Relevance

Be cautious; discussing 'illegitimacy' can be sensitive in certain cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

Used to describe actions, processes, or documents not following the law.

Legal Context

Commonly used in political discussions to criticize governance.

Political Debates

It questions the validity or acceptance of an action or decision.