List of Christopher Lasch Quotes

The Conservative Revival Cannot Be Dismissed.

Make It New Is The Message Not Just Of Modern Art But Of Modern Consumerism, Of Which Modern Art Is Largely A Mirror Image.

Most Women Are Pragmatists Who Have Allowed Extremists On The Left And Right To Manipulate The Family Issue For Their Own Purposes.

It's Not About Winning. It's The Enjoyment Of Doing It - It Gets Your Brain Going.

Propaganda In The Ordinary Sense Of The Term Plays A Less Important Part In A Consumer Society, Where People Greet All Official Pronouncements With Suspicion.

Personal Disintegration Remains Always An Imminent Danger.

The Proper Reply To Right Wing Religiosity Is Not To Insist That Politics And Religion Don't Mix. This Is The Stock Response Of The Left.

It Is Advertising And The Logic Of Consumerism That Governs The Depiction Of Reality In The Mass Media.

The Left Has Lost The Common Touch.

Neoclassical Economics Insists That Advertising Cannot Force Consumers To Buy Anything They Don't Already Want To Buy.

The Job Of The Press Is To Encourage Debate, Not To Supply The Public With Information.

The Left No Longer Stands For Common Sense, As It Did In The Days Of Tom Paine.