"At the bottom of at least popular Marxism there has always been a kind of disgust with humanity as it is and a perfect faith in humanity as it is to be."
— Lionel Trilling

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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"Elements That Are Wanted," Partisan Review (September/October 1940)