“Zealotry of either kind -- the puritan's need to regiment others or the victim's passion for blaming everyone except himself -- tends to produce a depressing civic stupidity. Each trait has about it the immobility of addiction. Victims become addicted to being victims: they derive identity, innocence and a kind of devious power from sheer, defaulting helplessness. On the other side, the candlesnuffers of behavioral and political correctness enact their paradox, accomplishing intolerance in the name of tolerance, regimentation in the name of betterment.”

~ Lance Morrow
(1939- ) Essayist, professor

Joe, Rochester, MI 1/13/06

Wow, what powerful thoughts. "... regiment others ... blaming everyone except himself ... civic stupidity".

Dick, Fort Worth 1/13/06

Excellent analysis keenly expressed.

Mike, Norwalk 5/29/12

J Carlton, Calgary 5/29/12

Explains very well the parasitic / second rater mentality of dependence.

jim k, Austin, Tx 5/29/12

What a great quote. Pretty well sums up these morons who trumpet the clarion call of political correctness.

Mary - MI 5/29/12

Wow - what a great mouthful of excellent profoundness!

E Archer, NYC 5/30/12

Lance Morrow nails it!!

Diane Wright, Shawano(Sean-O) WI. 6/8/17

Mastery of the "26" letters known as our Alphabet,in FULL motion!