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> [“Still, it is a stretch to regard the beats as initiating a major cultural trend in the late 1950s, let alone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/still-it-is-a-stretch-to-regard-the-beats-as-initiating-a-major/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

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> [“But the rise of rock 'n' roll was nonetheless one of the most shocking cultural phenomena of the mid- and late 1950s,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/but-the-rise-of-rock-n-roll-was-nonetheless-one-of-the-most-shocking/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

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> [“By the late 1950s millions of Americans were enjoying the bounties of affluence and the consumer culture, the likes of which they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/by-the-late-1950s-millions-of-americans-were-enjoying-the-bounties-of/)

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## More by James T. Patterson

> [“Starting in 1964, average scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests went steadily down, and per student spending went steadily up.33”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/starting-in-1964-average-scores-on-scholastic-aptitude-tests-went/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“The 1950s witnessed especially rapid expansion of electronic and electrical firms, of tobacco, soft drink, and food-processing companies, and of the chemical, plastics, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/the-1950s-witnessed-especially-rapid-expansion-of-electronic-and/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Thanks in part to the rapid mechanization of cotton production in the early 1940s, which ultimately threw millions of farm laborers out of work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/thanks-in-part-to-the-rapid-mechanization-of-cotton-production-in-the/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Polls indicated that while women were growing increasingly sensitive about gender discrimination, only a small minority liked to be called "feminists." The majority of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/polls-indicated-that-while-women-were-growing-increasingly-sensitive/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Though the ending is schmaltzy, there was bite enough in the film to distinguish it from a Norman Rockwell vision of the nation. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/though-the-ending-is-schmaltzy-there-was-bite-enough-in-the-film-to/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Along with the booming economy, which after 1962 seemed capable of almost anything, the magnified mystique of the presidency stimulated ever-greater expectations among liberals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/along-with-the-booming-economy-which-after-1962-seemed-capable-of/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“A rock concert at a farm in Bethel, New York, in 1969 attracted some 400,000 people who wallowed happily about in the rain, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/a-rock-concert-at-a-farm-in-bethel-new-york-in-1969-attracted-some/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Jack, however, was persuaded by an aide to telephone King's wife, Coretta, to express his sympathy. At the same time, Bobby (unbeknownst to Jack)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/jack-however-was-persuaded-by-an-aide-to-telephone-king-s-wife/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“By 1955 thirteen states had passed laws regulating the publication, distribution, and sale of comic books. Leading intellectuals, including C. Wright Mills, praised Wertham's efforts.70”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/by-1955-thirteen-states-had-passed-laws-regulating-the-publication/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“The three decades following the Second World War were prolific breeders of myth. The two great military victories on opposite sides of the globe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/the-three-decades-following-the-second-world-war-were-prolific/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“But the Great Society did not do nearly as much to improve the economic standing of people as did the extraordinary growth of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/but-the-great-society-did-not-do-nearly-as-much-to-improve-the/)

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> [“Still, it is a stretch to regard the beats as initiating a major cultural trend in the late 1950s, let alone to see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/still-it-is-a-stretch-to-regard-the-beats-as-initiating-a-major/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“Truman knew that government employees deserved fair procedures and asserted that his loyalty program would provide them. But he nonetheless expanded an already flawed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/truman-knew-that-government-employees-deserved-fair-procedures-and/)

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> [“THESE MANIFESTATIONS OF BACKLASH—against family breakup, illegitimacy, welfare, crime, riots, black activists, anti-war demonstrators, long-haired hippies, government programs that favored minorities, elitists, liberals generally—exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/these-manifestations-of-backlash-against-family-breakup-illegitimacy/)

[James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/)

> [“It then became obvious that ethnic differences (like class distinctions) refused to boil away. Even fairly well established groups, such as Irish-Americans, often nursed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/it-then-became-obvious-that-ethnic-differences-like-class/)

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