Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses by Theodore Dalrymple

Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses by Theodore Dalrymple

Author:Theodore Dalrymple [Dalrymple, Theodore]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literary Criticism, American, General
ISBN: 9781566637213
Google: 7rrsAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 156663721X
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Goodreads: 117159
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Published: 2004-12-31T23:00:00+00:00


‘Consider your own lives,’ said Mustapha Mond. ‘Has any of you ever encountered an insurmountable obstacle?’

The question was answered by a negative silence.

‘Has any of you been compelled to live through a long time-interval between the consciousness of a desire and its fulfilment?’

‘Well,’ began one of the boys, and hesitated.

‘Speak up,’ said the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning. . . .

‘I once had to wait nearly four weeks before a girl I wanted would let me have her.’

‘And you felt a strong emotion in consequence?’

‘Horrible!’

‘Horrible; precisely,’ said the Controller.’



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