Collapse of the Moral Order (p 43)
"What force can resist the siren's song of a hedonistic culture......promoted by all who speak to the young."
Includes quote of Alexander Pope.
"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated needs but to be seen,
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace."
I agree with this statement, with a caveat.
Our modern world has torn many women out of the home, leaving their children to be raised by strangers. This is not good, and a return to the basic principles would be better.
However, as shown in the past, this concept has been carried to the extreme, so that the ONLY thing women were considered good for was having and raising kids. Thus, they were considered too weak to handle working, too emotional to deal with stresses outside the home, and too limited in intellect to be educated. They were the property of men, destined to be only pretties, and had no value to the culture other than breeding potential. They had NO rights, and NO resources beyond those given to them by men. (Or not, as the case often was.)
Therefore, while I agree that women should value homemaking and motherhood, and their work in the home valued in return, I DO NOT want a return to the concept that that is all they are good for.
Some women are not cut out to be mothers; some do not have children, or are past the child-rearing stage. Thus, the abilities, potential, and contributions of all women must be recognized, above and beyond that of wife and mother.
Without this, the "West" cannot be revived.