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“Adherents of the new religious right reject the separation of politics and religion, but they bring no spiritual insights to politics.” quote by Christopher Lasch — Download Open image

“Adherents of the new religious right reject the separation of politics and religion, but they bring no spiritual insights to politics.”

Christopher Lasch

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The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.

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