Quote by Christopher Lasch
The last three decades have seen the collapse of the family wage s

The last three decades have seen the collapse of the family wage system. – Christopher Lasch

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Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values. – Christopher Lasch

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Society
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Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. – Christopher Lasch

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smile
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The family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life. – Christopher Lasch

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Family
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We cannot destroy kindred: our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break. – Marquise de Sévigné

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Family

All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them. – Chinese Proverb

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Family

All of us grow up in particular realities – a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how were brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it. – Chaim Potok

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Family

I know its a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, were all out of our minds. Theyre the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people Ive ever met, my siblings. – Dana Carvey

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Family

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It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries. – Mark Twain, quoted in More Maxims of Mark compiled by Merle Johnson, 1927

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I got sick of turning on the TV and seeing my face. – Michael J. Fox

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More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that werent relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other. – Walter Isaacson

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