Doubt, it seems to me, is the central condition of a human being in the twentieth century.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Inequality of any kind, once considered a normal, natural part of human existence, came to be seen in the course of the twentieth century as increasingly illegitimate.
The 19th century was the age of Individualism; the 20th and 21st are the ages of Socialism.
Is the modern social pattern of unending change and movement the cause of two modern diseases, insecurity and dissatisfaction? How lucky Thomas Hood was to be able to write, 'I remember, I remember the house where I was born.' I don't even know what mine looked like!
The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.
I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals.
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.
The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.
Human beings are interested in the human condition.
I don't worry whether the period is contemporary or three hundred years ago. Human beings are all alike.
The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.