Daniel J. Boorstin
American historian and Librarian of Congress (1914 to 2004); author of The Image (1961).
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We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.
archive.orgSaid c. 1961This on korrents
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We suffer mainly from our illusions, not our vices or weaknesses
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.
The Image, or What Happened to the American Dream (Atheneum, 1962 printing of the 1961 book) Said c. 1961
We are haunted by the images we have put in place of reality
We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in place of reality.
The Image, or What Happened to the American Dream (Atheneum, 1962 printing of the 1961 book) Said c. 1961
A celebrity is a person known for being well known
The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
The Image, or What Happened to the American Dream (Atheneum, 1962 printing of the 1961 book) Said c. 1961
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The hero was known for achievement; the celebrity is known for an image
The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark.
The Image, or What Happened to the American Dream (Atheneum, 1962 printing of the 1961 book) Said c. 1961
We may be the first people able to make our illusions so vivid that we live in them
We risk being the first people in history to have been able to make their illusions so vivid, so persuasive, so "realistic" that they can live in them.
The Image, or What Happened to the American Dream (Atheneum, 1962 printing of the 1961 book) Said c. 1961
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