Stanley Crouch Quote

The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.

Stanley Crouch

The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.

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About Stanley Crouch

Stanley Lawrence Crouch (December 14, 1945 – September 16, 2020) was an American cultural critic, poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and syndicated columnist. He was known for his jazz criticism and his 2000 novel Don't the Moon Look Lonesome?
Amongst numerous awards and honors, Crouch was the recipient of a "MacArthur Genius Grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1993.