The examined life has always been pretty well confined to a privileged class. — Edgar Friedenberg Copy Share Image
Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence. — 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
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