"If a foreign country doesn't look like a middle-class suburb of Dallas or Detroit, then obviously the natives must be dangerous as well as badly dressed"
- Lewis H. Lapham
About this Quote
This quote by Lewis H. Lapham is a criticism of the Western globe's tendency to evaluate various other cultures based on their very own requirements. He suggests that if an international country does not look like a middle-class suburb of Dallas or Detroit, after that it is automatically presumed that the people living there are dangerous and improperly dressed. This quote is a pointer that we need to not judge various other societies based on our very own standards, however rather try to understand as well as value the differences between them. It is very important to keep in mind that various societies have different worths as well as way of livings, which these need to be valued. We need to not assume that a nation threatens or its individuals are badly dressed even if it does not look like a middle-class suburban area of Dallas or Detroit.
This quote is written / told by Lewis H. Lapham somewhere between January 8, 1935 and today. He/she was a famous Editor from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
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