Quotes from The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy — Christopher Lasch
1932–1994 United States
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If elites speak only to themselves, one reason for this is the absence of institutions that promote general conversation across class lines. Civic life requires settings in which people meet as equals, without regard to race, class, or national origins.
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy (1996)
Since the public no longer participates in debates on national issues, it has no reason to inform itself about civic affairs. It is the decay of public debate, not the school system (bad as it is), that makes the public ill informed, notwithstanding the wonders of the age of information. When debate becomes a lost art, information, even though it may be readily available, makes no impression.
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy (1996)