"In the past fifty years the average American teenager has usurped the roles traditionally assigned to the philosopher, sage, and priest. Today we measure the good life by the standards of the infantile fantasies of the American adolescent. More, we employ all the resources of culture (advertising, of course; but politics and education as well) to ensure that no one escapes this mode of evaluation."
I harvested the above this morning from the all-knowing internet but forgot the attribution. I believe it's from Roger Scruton, but maybe not. If it's yours, let me know and you shall be credited properly.
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