The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
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Irving Howe
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About Irving Howe
Irving Howe was an American author, literary and social critic, and a key figure in the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. He co-founded and served as longtime editor of Dissent magazine. In 1976, he wrote the National Book Award-winning World of Our Fathers, a history of East European Jews who immigrated to America.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Irving HoweImagination is not something apart and hermetic, not a way of leaving reality behind it is a way of engaging reality.