We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian.
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"We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian." — Lionel Trilling
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We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian. — Lionel Trilling
About Lionel Trilling
Lionel Trilling was a Critic from United States (1905–1975).
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This quote is attributed to Lionel Trilling, a Critic from United States.
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Lionel Trilling lived from 1905 – 1975.