What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, ‘Oh, our attitude has changed. We don’t dislike these people any more.’ But by the strangest coincidence, they haven’t taken away the injustice; the laws are still on the books.
Meaning of the quote
People often act like they've changed their attitude and don't dislike certain groups anymore. But the laws that treat these groups unfairly are still in place, even though people claim their views have changed. This shows that the unfair treatment and injustice against these groups continues, despite what people may say.
About Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood was a renowned Anglo-American writer who penned iconic works like Goodbye to Berlin and A Single Man. His diverse literary talents spanned novels, plays, screenplays, memoirs, and diaries, making him a true Renaissance man of 20th-century literature.
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