...the frivolity of evil: the elevation of passing pleasure for oneself over the long-term misery of others to whom one owes duty. What better phrase than the frivolity of evil describes the conduct of a mother who turns her fourteen year old child out of doors because her latest boyfriend does not want him or her in the house? And what better phrase describes the attitude of those intellectuals who see in this conduct nothing but an extension of human freedom and choice, another thread in life's rich tapestry?
Our Culture... p12
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