Unless we have the courage to fight for a revival of
wholesome reserve between man and man, we shall perish in an anarchy of human
values. Socially it means the renunciation of all place-hunting, a break
with the cult of the “star,” an open eye both upwards and downwards, especially
in the choice of one’s more intimate friends, and pleasure in private life as
well as courage to enter public life. Culturally it means a return from the
newspaper and the radio to the book, from feverish activity to unhurried
leisure, from dispersion to concentration, from sensationalism to reflection,
from virtuosity to art, from snobbery to modesty, from extravagance to moderation.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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