“Justice will be replaced by Pity as the cardinal human virtue, and all fear of retribution will vanish… The New Aristocracy will consist exclusively of hermits, bums and permanent invalids. The Rough Diamond, the Consumptive Whore, the bandit who is good to his mother, the epileptic girl who has a way with animals will be the heroes and heroines of the New Age, when the general, the statesman, and the philosopher have become the butt of every farce and satire.” -WH Auden
Great quote. I always thought Auden was a man of the Left, but he condemns today’s edition of the radical Left perfectly.
Auden puts those words in Herod's mouth.