Quote by Philip Rieff
"The modern world has freed us from the chains of tradition only to bind us to the tyranny of the present moment"
More from Philip Rieff
"The pleasure of the text is not the pleasure of the person who consumes culture."
"Culture is the effort to hold back the aggressive and pathological forces of human nature."
"Every culture is a religion, whether or not its members know it."
"The highest achievements of consciousness are in withdrawal from the world."