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Our Politics, Religion, News, Athletics, Education And Commerce Have Been Transformed Into Congenial Adjuncts Of Show Business, Largely Without Protest Or Even Much Popular Notice. The Result Is That We Are A People On The Verge Of Amusing Ourselves To Death.

You Cannot Avoid Making Judgements But You Can Become More Conscious Of The Way In Which You Make Them. This Is Critically Important Because Once We Judge Someone Or Something We Tend To Stop Thinking About Them Or It.

I Believe I Am Not Mistaken In Saying That Christianity Is A Demanding And Serious Religion. When It Is Delivered As Easy And Amusing, It Is Another Kind Of Religion Altogether.

A Book Is An Attempt To Make Through Permanent And To Contribute To The Great Conversation Conducted By Authors Of The Past. […] The Telegraph Is Suited Only To The Flashing Of Messages, Each To Be Quickly Replaced By A More Up-to-date Message. Facts Push Other Facts Into And Then Out Of Consciousness At Speeds That Neither Permit Nor Require Evaluation. (70)

The Making Of Adaptable, Curious, Open, Questioning People Has Nothing To Do With Vocational Training And Everything To Do With Humanistic And Scientific Studies.