degeneracy

Speech parts

1. degeneracy - Noun

2. degeneracy - Adjective

Meaning

The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.

The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.

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Those who compare the age in which their lot has fallen with a golden age which exists only in imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. Thomas Babington Macaulay

If God meant to interfere in the degeneracy of mankind would he not have done so by now? Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creatures could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet? Cormac McCarthy

When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can't help wondering if the day may yet come when the only thing that can save this country is a military coup. Thomas Sowell

The defenders of decent society and the disciples of degeneracy are often the same people. Caleb Carr

Whenever racial discrimination exists it is a tragic expression of man's spiritual degeneracy and moral bankruptcy. Therefore, it must be removed not merely because it is diplomatically expedient, but because it is morally compelling. Martin Luther King Jr.

History shows that degeneracy can be turned around because it has been done in the past. But the real question today is: Will we turn it around-or is what we are doing likely to make matters worse? Thomas Sowell

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