Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. – Christopher Lasch
In our society, daily experience teaches the individual to want and need a never-ending supply of new toys and drugs. – Christopher Lasch
Most women are pragmatists who have allowed extremists on the left and right to manipulate the family issue for their own purposes. – Christopher Lasch
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