The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero; what is more to the point, we suspect hero worship. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned… — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
By the year 1982 the graduated income tax will have practically abolished major differences in wealth. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
God may still be in His Heaven, but there is more than sufficient evidence that all is not right with the world. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
“Political success in Athens seemed to depend on having a party, and there seemed now to be no party with whom an honorable man… — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
