"American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it."
― Henry Adams
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Society
― Henry Adams
More From Henry Adams
- "I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I’m wrong, I am inclined to agree with him."
- "Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels."
- "Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education."
More In Society
- "World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century."― Neil Sheehan
- "A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable."― H. L. Mencken
- "The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth."― Malcolm Muggeridge