| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| NUMBER: | 18 |
| AUTHOR: | Eric Sevareid (1912–92) |
| QUOTATION: | With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the spirit. The affluent society, with relentless single-minded energy, is turning our cities, most of suburbia and most of our roadways into the most affluent slum on earth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Attributed to ERIC SEVAREID. Unverified. |
| SUBJECTS: | Affluence |
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