There is something deeply attractive, at least to quite a lot of people, about squalor, misery, and vice. They are regarded as more authentic, and certainly more exciting, than cleanliness, happiness, and virtue.
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About Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple was English cultural critic and author. Anthony Malcolm Daniels, also known by the pen name Theodore Dalrymple, is a conservative English cultural critic, prison physician and psychiatrist. He worked in a number of Sub-Saharan African countries as well as in the East End of London. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment