Discontent, then, arises from absurd notions of equality, from natural conditions of inequality, from false notions of education, and from the very p… - Charles Dudley Warner

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Discontent, then, arises from absurd notions of equality, from natural conditions of inequality, from false notions of education, and from the very patent fact, in this age, that men have been educated into wants much more rapidly than social conditions have been adjusted, or perhaps ever can be adjusted, to satisfy those wants. Beyond all the actual hardship and suffering, there is an immense mental discontent which has to be reckoned with.

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About Charles Dudley Warner

Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist and novelist.

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Alternative Names: C. D. Warner
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