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Page 36
... majority falls . This chasm is self - indulgence , a descent to mere animal gratifica- tion , which presents the greatest danger to the imma- ture who , vaguely aware of the demise of the old sanctions , delight in the permissiveness ...
... majority falls . This chasm is self - indulgence , a descent to mere animal gratifica- tion , which presents the greatest danger to the imma- ture who , vaguely aware of the demise of the old sanctions , delight in the permissiveness ...
Page 73
... majority will follow later . In this respect Dryden in his day was avant - garde , so were Wordsworth and Cole- ridge ; but what they rejected were the literary traditions of the previous ages . Today's avant - garde rejects the whole ...
... majority will follow later . In this respect Dryden in his day was avant - garde , so were Wordsworth and Cole- ridge ; but what they rejected were the literary traditions of the previous ages . Today's avant - garde rejects the whole ...
Page 74
... majority of these writers would deny the validity of any moral absolutes , they are seemingly able to distinguish between true and specious good and are attempting to impose such minority opinions upon the majority . In an open society ...
... majority of these writers would deny the validity of any moral absolutes , they are seemingly able to distinguish between true and specious good and are attempting to impose such minority opinions upon the majority . In an open society ...
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