The march of social progress is like a long and straggling parade, with the seers and prophets at its head and a smug minority bringing up the rear.

Pierre Berton

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Topic

Social progress Progress

Author

Pierre Berton

Source

The Smug Minority

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Occupation

TV personality Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Berton, Pierre. The Smug Minority. McLelland & Stewart, 1968.

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