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The task of rearing a child must have taught her a lot. Taught her that the conformity we often glibly equate with mediocrity isn\u2019t something free spirits \u201ctranscend\u201d as much as something they\u2019re not quite up to. That convention calls for broader shoulders\u2013and, for all I know, more imagination\u2013than revolt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The task of rearing a child must have taught her a lot. Taught her that the conformity we often glibly equate with mediocrity isn\u2019t something free spirits \u201ctranscend\u201d as much as something they\u2019re not quite up to. That convention calls for broader shoulders\u2013and, for all I know, more imagination\u2013than revolt. \u2013this is in the voice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1071,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[127,424],"class_list":["post-8712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","tag-conservatism-considered-as-a-helix-of-semiprecious-stones","tag-peter-de-vries"],"yoast_head":"\nFrom Peter de Vries, "The Tents of Wickedness"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The task of rearing a child must have taught her a lot. 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