Quote by Jonathan Sacks

In virtually every Western society in the 1960s there was a moral revolution, an abandonment of its entire traditional ethic of self-restraint.

In virtually every Western society in the 1960s there was a

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This quote suggests that during the 1960s, Western societies experienced a significant shift in moral values and ethics. It implies that the traditional notion of self-restraint, where individuals were expected to conform to certain moral standards, was completely discarded during this time. The quote proposes that a moral revolution took place, signaling a departure from the old ethical principles that governed society.

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By Jonathan Sacks

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