Dwight Macdonald
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Dwight Macdonald (1906 – 1982) was an American writer, philosopher, and social critic.
- "By 'socialism' I mean a classless society in which the State has disappeared, production is cooperative, and no man has political or economic power over another. The touchstone would be the extent to which each individual could develop his own talents and personality." --"The Root is Man"
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- "Like Mencken, I really enjoy being disappointed and outraged."
- "By Love Possessed enriched my vocabulary, or more precisely, added to it."
- "Charlton Heston throws all his punches in the first 10 minutes (3 grimaces and 2 intonations) so that he has nothing left long before he stumbles to the end, 4 hours later, and has to react to the Crucifixion. (He does make it clear, I must admit, that he quite disapproves of it.)"