... the lowest common denominator (the homely, the stupid, and the mediocre) by handicapping all those with talent, intellect, and beauty, can never help those with natural disabilities. For Vonnegut, fundamental human decency demands that society give such people more assistance in reaching up, aspiring to be more ... as elsewhere in his writings, Kurt Vonnegut carefully suggests that humanity is at once noble and the cause of much unnecessary suffering. Democratic institutions help to control people's baser natures, but even the most well-meaning behavior can create new problems. Civil ri...

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