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socially acceptable

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There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. Katharine Whitehorn

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. E. L. Doctorow

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. Richard Dawkins

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. Richard Carlson

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. Sydney J. Harris

I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable. Todd Barry

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