In contemporary society [the
In contemporary society [the typical lady] is an archaism, and can’t hardly understand herself unless she knows her own history. Emily James Smith Putnam
Contemporary Society
The most striking development
The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people. C. L. R. James
One of those blocks
One of those blocks (that prevent the ‘Middle East from entering the mainstream of modernity’) is the orthodox tenet that the Koran and the scriptures contain all the knowledge required to deal with the problems of contemporary society. Arnold Beichman
Literature cannot develop between
Literature cannot develop between the categories permitted—not permitted—this you can and that you can’t. Literature that is not the air of its contemporary society, that dares not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers, such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a facade. Such literature loses the confidence … Read more
Literature that is not
Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society . . . loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
When we observe contemporary
When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other. Albert Schweitzer