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Lewis H Lapham Quotes

Of what does politics consist except the making of imperfect decisions, many of them unjust and quite a few of them deadly Picture Quote #1

People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true Picture Quote #1

Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history off the world have so many of those same people felt themselves so poor Picture Quote #1

The pose of innocence is as mandatory as the ability to eat banquet food and endure the scourging of the press Picture Quote #1

The world goes on as before, and it turns out that nobody else seems to to notice the unbearable lightness of being Picture Quote #1

We are a people captivated by the power and romance of metaphor, forever seeking the invisible through the image of the visible Picture Quote #1

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The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself to aristocracy or despotism Picture Quote #1

The clarity of gender makes possible the human dialectic. Let the lines of balanced tension go slack and the structure dissolves into the ooze of androgyny and narcissism Picture Quote #1

Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band Picture Quote #1

The press exerts the pressure of dissent on officials otherwise inclined to rest content with the congratulations of their retainers Picture Quote #1

Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history of the world have so many of those same people felt themselves so poor Picture Quote #1

Construed as a means instead of an end, history is the weapon with which we defend the future against the past Picture Quote #1

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Love of country follows from the exercise of its freedoms, not from pride in its fleets or its armies Picture Quote #1

I know no other way out of what is both the maze of the eternal present and the prison of the self except with a string of words Picture Quote #1

Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors Picture Quote #1

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character Picture Quote #1

The rich, like well brought up children, are meant to be seen, not heard Picture Quote #1

In the garden of tabloid delight, there is always a clean towel and another song Picture Quote #1

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By the word liberty they meant liberty for property, not liberty for persons Picture Quote #1

If we could let go of our faith in money, who knows what we might put in its place? Picture Quote #1

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Of what does politics consist except the making of imperfect decisions, many of them unjust and quite a few of them deadly (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be entertaining, they expect it to be true (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history off the world have so many of those same people felt themselves so poor (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The pose of innocence is as mandatory as the ability to eat banquet food and endure the scourging of the press (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The world goes on as before, and it turns out that nobody else seems to to notice the unbearable lightness of being (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) We are a people captivated by the power and romance of metaphor, forever seeking the invisible through the image of the visible (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself to aristocracy or despotism (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The clarity of gender makes possible the human dialectic. Let the lines of balanced tension go slack and the structure dissolves into the ooze of androgyny and narcissism (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The press exerts the pressure of dissent on officials otherwise inclined to rest content with the congratulations of their retainers (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history of the world have so many of those same people felt themselves so poor (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Construed as a means instead of an end, history is the weapon with which we defend the future against the past (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Love of country follows from the exercise of its freedoms, not from pride in its fleets or its armies (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) I know no other way out of what is both the maze of the eternal present and the prison of the self except with a string of words (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) The rich, like well brought up children, are meant to be seen, not heard (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) In the garden of tabloid delight, there is always a clean towel and another song (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) By the word liberty they meant liberty for property, not liberty for persons (Lewis H Lapham Quotes) If we could let go of our faith in money, who knows what we might put in its place? (Lewis H Lapham Quotes)

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