When a society has doubts about its future, it tends to pro… - Kenneth Tynan

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When a society has doubts about its future, it tends to produce spokesmen whose main appeal is to the emotions, who argue from intuitions, and whose claim to be truth-bearers rests solely on intense personal feeling.

Kenneth Tynan

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Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.

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Alternative Names: Kenneth Peacock Tynan • Ken Tynan

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