IODICALS
thought, would overcome the individual man's selfishness. Today, even "the higher selfishness of marriage and parenthood" is losing its influence.
"Liberalism promised progress, abun- dance, and above all privacy. The freedom to live as you please, think and worship as you please-this privatization of the good life was liberalism's greatest appeal. Hav- ing set definite limits to the powers of the state, at the same time relieving individ- uals of most of their civic obligations,...