Erich FrommWe are a society of notoriously unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent – people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save.
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The typical American today is unhappy with his or her lot in life. We are a society of notoriously unhappy people; lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent — people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save. We can no longer afford to pretend. A society that is full of unhappy people is not a healthy society. If we really care about the quality of life we live and about our children's future, we must take action and do something about the unhappiness in our midst.
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