"The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction." ― Christopher Lasch Topic(s): Society More From Christopher Lasch "Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button." "Make it new is the message not just of modern art but of modern consumerism, of which modern art is largely a mirror image." "Most women are pragmatists who have allowed extremists on the left and right to manipulate the family issue for their own purposes." More In Society "The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it."― John Updike "If you want a free society, teach your children what oppression tastes like. Tell them how many miracles it takes to get from here to there. Above all, encourage them to ask questions. Teach them to think for themselves."― Jonathan Sacks "Society does not consist of individuals but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand."― Karl Marx