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Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.
Christopher Lasch
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Christopher Lasch
Age: 61 †
Born: 1932
Born: June 1
Died: 1994
Died: February 14
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Nebraska
Robert Christopher Lasch
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Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.
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Because politics rests on an irreducible measure of coercion, it can never become a perfect realm of perfect love and justice.
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