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The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom

The left has come to regard common sense – the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community – as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. – Christopher Lasch

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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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Every age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology, which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure. – Christopher Lasch

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In our society, daily experience teaches the individual to want and need a never-ending supply of new toys and drugs. – Christopher Lasch

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As far as feeling freedom in my career now versus five years ago… I think if I feel any more free its simply because of the experiences that Ive had, and the wisdom Ive accumulated from that time. – Mary Chapin Carpenter

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I didnt get where I am today by worryin about how Id feel tomorrow. – Ron White

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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks. – Erica Jong

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Im someone whos done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. – Elizabeth McGovern

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