The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce past levels of food and fuel, or to maintain adequate defense.
The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.
| H. E. Bates, Writer (1905) |
| Harry Carey, Jr., Actor (1921) |
| Tucker Carlson, Journalist (1969) |
| Betty Carter, Musician (1930) |
| Bob Edwards, Journalist (1947) |
| Charlie Fink, Musician (1986) |
| Henry Fonda, Actor (1905) |
| Edward T. Hall, Scientist (1914) |
| Janet Jackson, Musician (1966) |
| Christian Lacroix, Designer (1951) |
| William Adams, Explorer (1620) |
| George Ade, Playwright (1944) |
| James Agee, Novelist (1955) |
| Sammy Davis, Jr., Entertainer (1990) |
| Margaret Hamilton, Actress (1985) |
| Andy Kaufman, Comedian (1984) |


