A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, by Adam Gopnik nick73/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption nick73/Getty Images Review Book Reviews 'A Thousand Small Sanities' Is A Lesson In Understanding Liberalism May 15, 2019 By showing the impact it's had in the past, Adam Gopnik presents liberalism not only as a moral adventure but also as a necessity in an age of resurging autocracy and rampant bigotry.