Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. (Christopher Lasch)

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.

Christopher Lasch

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