Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
If a people have no word for something, either it does not matter to them or it matters too much to talk about. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Adolescents tend to be passionate people, and passion is no less real because it is directed toward a hot-rod, a commercialized popular singer, or… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Every major industrial society believes that it has a serious youth problem. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Romance, like alcohol, should be enjoyed but must not be allowed to become necessary. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Every major industrial society believes it has a serious youth problem. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
The atmosphere [in the school lunchroom] is not quite that of a prison, because the students are permitted to talk quietly, under the frowning… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Most Americans would say that they disapproved of violence. But what they really mean is that they believe it should be the monopoly of… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
In a world as empirical as ours, a youngster who does not know what he is good at will not be sure what he… — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image