“The changing styles are the expression of a restless search for something which shall commend itself to our aesthetic sense; but as each innovation is subject to the selective action of the norm of conspicuous waste, the range within which innovation can take place is somewhat restricted. The innovation must not only be more beautiful, or perhaps oftener less offensive, than that which it displaces, but it must also come up to the accepted standard of expensiveness.” ActionBeautifulSubjectsFashionStyleExpressionWasteStandardsInnovationCome UpAcceptedRangeAestheticOffensiveNormRestlessSelective Book:A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism Source: A Veblen Treasury: From Leisure Class to War, Peace, and Capitalism
“We hold that no person or set of persons can properly establish a standard of expression for others.” PersonsExpressionSpeechStandardsCensorship Author:William Randolph Hearst
“The moral absolutes rest upon God's character. The moral commands He has given to men are an expression of His character. Men as created in His image are to live by choice on the basis of what God is. The standards of morality are determined by what conforms to His character, while those things which do not conform are immoral.” MenCharacterChoicesGivenMoralExpressionMoralityStandardsBasesAbsolutesDeterminedCommandLive ByConformImmoral Author:Francis Schaeffer
“God is raising up a new standard, a new banner if you will, that's going to radically change the expression, the understanding of Christianity in our generation.” IfsUnderstandingChristianityGenerationsExpressionStandardsBannerOur Generation Author:Paul Cain