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American Parents, On The Whole, Do Not Want Their Sons To Be Artisans Or Craftsmen, But Business Or Professional People. As A Result, Millions Of Youngsters Are Being Prepared For Careers They Have Little Aptitude For - And Little Interest In Except For Dubious Prestige.

Sincerity That Thinks It Is The Sole Possessor Of The Truth Is A Deadlier Sin Than Hypocrisy, Which Knows Better.

The Real Heretic Is Not The Atheist Or Agnostic (who Are Often Decent People) But Those Who Murmur "it Doesn't Matter What You Believe, As Long As It Makes You Feel Good." This Turns Religion Into A Subjective Matter, Like Taste In Furnishings, And Robs Theology Of Its Claim To Ultimate Truth.

Real Loneliness Consists Not In Being Alone, But In Being With The Wrong Person, In The Suffocating Darkness Of A Room In Which No Deep Communication Is Possible.

Those Who Imagine That The World Is Against Them Have Generally Conspired To Make It True.