Quote by Christopher Lasch
The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumpt

The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction. – Christopher Lasch

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Conservatives sense a link between television and drugs, but they do not grasp the nature of this connection. – Christopher Lasch

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Nature
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The question of the family now divides our society so deeply that the opposing sides cannot even agree on a definition of the institution they are arguing about. – Christopher Lasch

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Family
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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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We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. – Tony Benn

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In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand. – Neil Armstrong

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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didnt do it. I sure as hell wouldnt want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military. – William S. Burroughs

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Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage. – Karen Armstrong

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History should be written as philosophy. – Voltaire

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After marriage, the other mans wife looks more beautiful. – Navjot Singh Sidhu

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Its okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers — they help us to learn. – John Bradshaw

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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House. – Donald Rumsfeld

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