quietism

At the very end of the book, Lieber applies this counsel of quietism to his own subject: “There is a system at work here. Why not treat the process of trying to beat it … as a family project that is actually fun?”

After 10 years in which Orbán’s grip on civil society has been relentlessly strengthened, Faludy says: “At best, the churches have chosen quietism rather than prophetic vocation.”

At what point does ‘interaction’ turn into quietism?”

To their children, this position seems like unforgivable quietism and complacency.

Because feckless but sweet peace-and-love quietism seldom makes going on a killing spree look like the obvious next step, equating the Manson “family” with hippies in general is obviously a fallacy.