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The modern phrase in a political or social context is usually an unadorned ''slippery slope.'' The phrase "slippery slope to perdition" is also seen. In a contemporary setting the usage is usually ironic, as in a recent book on programming<ref>O'Farrell, Anthony Gilbert (2005), ''Introduction to Maple Programming,'' [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0954426940&id=a6uuImAJBF4C&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22slippery+slope+to+perdition%22&num=100&sig=ZaqfaLy1hEVBih-K8jVic8UOjHo p. 56]</ref>
The modern phrase in a political or social context is usually an unadorned ''slippery slope.'' The phrase "slippery slope to perdition" is also seen. In a contemporary setting the usage is usually ironic, as in a recent book on programming<ref>O'Farrell, Anthony Gilbert (2005), ''Introduction to Maple Programming,'' [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0954426940&id=a6uuImAJBF4C&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22slippery+slope+to+perdition%22&num=100&sig=ZaqfaLy1hEVBih-K8jVic8UOjHo p. 56]</ref>
:A parser that writes code, even if the code is only an occasional semicolon, seems like the beginning of a slippery slope to perdition. Pretty soon the Maple interface will behave like the Evil Empire's flagship word-processor, which tries to write for its unfortunate users.
:A parser that writes code, even if the code is only an occasional semicolon, seems like the beginning of a slippery slope to perdition. Pretty soon the Maple interface will behave like the Evil Empire's flagship word-processor, which tries to write for its unfortunate users.
In the 1800s, the usage was serious, as in the Bernard O'Reilly example above, and in this 1837 example:
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==See also==
==See also==