History Quotes / The50s

-->--'''Aldous Huxley''', ''Adonis and the Alphabet'' (1956)

->[[TheNineties The 90s]] is considered by many '90s kids to be the "Golden Age" of life. But for someone who grew up in the 1950s, they would argue that the '50s were a better time to live than the '90s, even though both decades were very similar due to the tech boom, rise of boy bands and teen idols, and the creation of a new form of malt shop called the "Internet Café."

->About as much energy as is now available can be derived from the new sources — but with a far greater expense in man hours, a much larger capital investment in machinery. And the same holds true of the raw materials on which industrial civilization depends. By doing a great deal more work than they are doing now, men will contrive to extract the diluted dregs of the planet’s metallic wealth or will fabricate non-metallic substitutes for the elements they have completely used up. In such an event, some human beings will still live fairly well, but [[UsefulNotes/TheNewTens not in the style to which we, the squanderers of planetary capital, are accustomed.]]

->We had very clearly defined gender roles [[TheFifties 60 years ago]], and while sexism was common, if a woman worked hard and believed in herself, she could still be [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence slightly tolerated]]. Little Archie thought this was feminism run amok.

-->--'''''Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}'''''

->It was a really hopeful time, and things were going up instead of going down. You got the feeling that you could do anything. The future was bright. Little did we know we were laying the groundwork then for a disastrous future.

-->-- '''[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Wolfguy Jack]]''', ''TheSimpsons''

->[[Series/HappyDays Ayyh]], remember the Fifties? Remember television, Coca-Cola, and Dick Clark?

-->--'''''Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}'''''

->[[HappyDays Ayyh]], remember the Fifties? Remember television, Coca-Cola, and Dick Clark?

->''"We had very clearly defined gender roles [[TheFifties 60 years ago]], and while sexism was common, if a woman worked hard and believed in herself, she could still be [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence slightly tolerated]]. Little Archie thought this was feminism run amok."''

->It is easy to see why the fifties hold such an appeal. They followed the Second World War, the conflict that established “the American century.” Despite some hardship in the immediate aftermath of the conflict, the fifties were economically prosperous.\\\
Sure, the threat of nuclear holocaust loomed large, the [=McCarthy=] witch hunts were in full swing, and the Cold War simmered away, but at least people [[BlackAndWhiteMorality thought they knew who the enemy was.]] The fifties was a much more stable and consistent decade, one that came before the tumult of sixties. Things were peaceful; or, at least, they appeared peaceful. There was no sexual liberation. Women were still largely confined to the home. Minorities had yet to fully assert their rights. These facts tend to get glossed over when people think about [[NostalgiaFilter the best decade in which to raise kids]]...Even then, there’s a sense that the popular image of the fifties does not reflect the realities.

Sure, the threat of nuclear holocaust loomed large, the [=McCarthy=] witch hunts were in full swing, and the Cold War simmered away, but at least people [[BlackAndWhiteMorality thought they knew who the enemy was.]] The fifties was a much more stable and consistent decade, one that came before the tumult of sixties. Things were peaceful; or, at least, they appeared peaceful. There was no sexual liberation. Women were still largely confined to the home. Minorities had yet to fully assert their rights. These facts tend to get glossed over when people think about [[NostalgiaFilter the best decade in which to raise kids.]]

->--'''''Website/UrbanDictionary'''''

-> ''"[[HappyDays Ayyh]], remember the Fifties? Remember television, Coca-Cola, and Dick Clark?"''

->''"Only decade in which it was considered cool to be American."''
-->--'''''UrbanDictionary'''''

->''"About as much energy as is now available can be derived from the new sources — but with a far greater expense in man hours, a much larger capital investment in machinery. And the same holds true of the raw materials on which industrial civilization depends. By doing a great deal more work than they are doing now, men will contrive to extract the diluted dregs of the planet’s metallic wealth or will fabricate non-metallic substitutes for the elements they have completely used up. In such an event, some human beings will still live fairly well, but [[UsefulNotes/TheNewTens not in the style to which we, the squanderers of planetary capital, are accustomed.]]"''

-> ''"[[HappyDays Ayyh]], [[TheFonzie remember the Fifties?]] Remember television, Coca-Cola, and Dick Clark?"''