Quote by William Golding

It was at a particular moment in the history of my own rages that I saw the Western world conditioned by the images of Marx, Darwin and Freud; and Marx, Darwin and Freud are the three most crashing bores of the Western world. The simplistic popularization of their ideas has thrust our world into a mental straitjacket from which we can only escape by the most anarchic violence.

It was at a particular moment in the history of my own rages

Summary

This quote suggests that the collective influence of Marx, Darwin, and Freud has imposed a restrictive mindset on the Western world. The speaker perceives their ideas as oversimplified and boring, leading to a limited understanding of the complexities of society, evolution, and human psychology. Furthermore, the quote implies that breaking free from this mental confinement requires a radical and disruptive approach, perhaps advocating for a more anarchic and revolutionary perspective.

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