"People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error"
- Florence King
About this Quote
This quote by Florence King suggests that people are so concentrated on attaining the American Dream that they are not paying attention to what is taking place worldwide around them. This absence of attention has actually led to the current state of the world, which she calls the Age of Human Error. This implies that the mistakes and mistakes made by individuals have actually triggered the current state of the world. King is suggesting that individuals ought to focus less on attaining the American Dream and more on knowing the world around them. She is alerting that if people continue to be so concentrated on their own dreams, they will miss out on the crucial things taking place in the world and will be not able to make a favorable effect.
This quote is written / told by Florence King somewhere between January 5, 1936 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Dreams. The author also have 11 other quotes.
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