You still believe in progress,' she said kindly. 'I'd forgo… - Mary McCarthy

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You still believe in progress,' she said kindly. 'I'd forgotten there were people who did. It's your substitute for religion. Your tribal totem is the yardstick. But we've transcended all that. No first-rate mind can accept the concept of progress any more.

Mary McCarthy

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Mary Therese McCarthy (21 June 1912 – 25 October 1989) was an American author and critic.

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