Cynicism induces a state of helplessness...It disables resistance to all these ills and reduces those who can see and name them into passive collaborators.” It is used as "a kind of cover for what might otherwise seem naive”. (Marilynne Robinson)

Cynicism induces a state of helplessness...It disables resistance to all these ills and reduces those who can see and name them into passive collaborators.” It is used as "a kind of cover for what might otherwise seem naive”.

Marilynne Robinson

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