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It is a tribute to the peculiar horror of contemporary life that i

It is a tribute to the peculiar horror of contemporary life that it makes the worst features of earlier times — the stupefaction of the masses, the obsessed and driven lives of the bourgeoisie — seem attractive by comparison. – Christopher Lasch

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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

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Most women are pragmatists who have allowed extremists on the left and right to manipulate the family issue for their own purposes. – Christopher Lasch

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