Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. – Christopher Lasch
A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction. – Christopher Lasch
In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is Gods gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is Gods gift to the collective. – Christopher Lasch
The left sees nothing but bigotry and superstition in the popular defense of the family or in popular attitudes regarding abortion, crime, busing, and the school curriculum. – Christopher Lasch
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the book-worm. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
When people in stadiums do the Wave, its the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the joy of seeing the rhythms of many as one, a visual rhyming or music in which everyone senses where the motion is going. – Jerry Saltz