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“it says the causes of suffering are disproportionately inside us, not in the political and economic frameworks that shape how we live.”
― Ronald Purser, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality

“We are so used to the idea that the First Amendment is for liberals, and that it is our bulwark against fascist movements, that we fail to notice when it has been turned around and used as a wedge instead.”
― Katherine Stewart, The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children

“Hence we inevitably see ourselves from outside, as others see us, and seek for their approval and sympathy, which is the greatest of social goods.”
― Roger Scruton, Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition

“We don’t notice when it shows up across the street or quietly takes up residence in our classrooms. And we just don’t take its proponents at their word. Jerry Falwell, D. James Kennedy, Pat Robertson, James Dobson, and any number of other leaders of the Christian Right have told us that they abhor our public schools, and that they pray for the day when such schools cease to exist.”
― Katherine Stewart, The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children