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“You cannot step a foot into the literature about the 1960s without being told how 'creative', 'idealistic', and 'loving' it was, especially in comparison to the 1950s. I fact, the counterculture of the Sixties represented the triumph of what the art critic Harold Rosenberg famously called the 'herd of the independent minds'. Its so-called creativity consisted in continually recirculating a small number of radical cliches; its idealism was little more than irresponsible utopianism; and its crusading for 'love' was largely a blind for hedonistic self-indulgence.”
Roger Kimball“You cannot step a foot into the literature about the 1960s without being told how 'creative', 'idealistic', and 'loving' it was, especially in comparison to the 1950s. I fact, the counterculture of the Sixties represented the triumph of what the art critic Harold Rosenberg famously called the 'herd of the independent minds'. Its so-called creativity consisted in continually recirculating a small number of radical cliches; its idealism was little more than irresponsible utopianism; and its crusading for 'love' was largely a blind for hedonistic self-indulgence.”
Roger Kimball, The Long March: How the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s Changed America“In researching this book, I quickly discovered a surprising thing about the 1960s: the decade was not nearly as radical as we've been led to believe. In fact, the upheaval was really confined to a very narrow stratum of society. For the overwhelming majority of Americans, the 1960s was a conservative decade.”
Jonathan Leaf, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Sixties“Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, and for all those years, from the 1960s until this day, Russia has been fulfilling its contract obligations in a very consistent and reliable way, regardless of the political situation.”
Vladimir Putin“I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom.”
P. J. O'Rourke“A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s.”
Camille Paglia“I was a typical teen growing up in the 1960s, when everybody was into gurus and meditation.”
David Suchet“By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!”
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes“Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.”
Sally Kirkland“An idea sparked in the 1960s, a thought experiment, an amusing haiku, is now a thing of metal and glass.”
Janna Levin, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space“In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time.”
Marlo Thomas