“What's the greatest enemy of Christianity to-day? Frozen meat. In the past only members of the upper classes were thoroughly sceptical, despairing, negative. Why? Among other reasons, because they were the only people who could afford to eat too much meat. Now there's cheap Canterbury lamb and Argentine chilled beef. Even the poor can afford to poison themselves into complete scepticism and despair.” PeopleReasonPastPoorChristianityEnemyClassToo MuchMembersDespairNegativeMeatPoisonSkepticismFrozenLambsBeefUpper ClassScepticismChilledCanterbury Book:The collected works of Aldous Huxley Source: The collected works of Aldous Huxley
“What was lost in the European cataclysm was not only the Jewish past--the whole life of a civilization--but also a major share ofthe Jewish future.... [ellipsis in source] It was not only the intellect of a people in its prime that was excised, but the treasure of a people in its potential.” PeopleWholePastLostShareSourceCivilizationMajorsIntellectWhole LifeTreasurePrimeHolocaust Author:Cynthia Ozick
“Does anyone believe for one moment that the progress we have made would have been possible under bureaucratic control of any government. This country was founded upon the principle of the regulation of private effort, of making rules for the game, and under that system alone can we look for the same success in the future which has been ours in the past. Our position today is the direct result of the free play among our people of private competitive effort.” PeopleBelieveLooksDoeHas BeensMadeCountryPlayMomentsGovernmentTodayPastGamesResultsEffortPrinciplesProgressPositionDirectCompetitionRegulationFree Play Author:Roger Babson
“The past goes right on pulling me apart, though I can scarcely remember the people or the issues.” PeopleI CanPastRememberIssuesAnxietyPulling Author:Mason Cooley