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A Balance of Fears
Harrison, Gordon | June 16, 1956 issue

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The article analyzes three books "Revolt of the Moderates," by Samuel Lubell, "Testament of a Liberal," by Albert Guérard and "American Paradox," by Merle Curti. One infallible sign of good times is the uneasiness of intellectuals. With reason they fear preoccupation with wealth and the arrogance it breeds. They fear the power which success gives to the status quo and the sanction it lends to conformity. Lubell finds the present tapestry of fear in the U.S. life so tightly woven and ingeniously balanced that, even though static, its internal stresses seem to deserve the paradox of his title. About all three of these books, thoughtful and readable as they are, there is an oddly old-fashioned ring.

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FEAR; BOOKS; REVOLT of the Moderates (Book); AMERICAN Paradox: The Conflict of Thought & Action (Book); TESTAMENT of a Liberal (Book); LUBELL, Samuel; GUERARD, Albert; CURTI, Merle
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