“Casually, unconsciously, but with deadly effectiveness, western man all round the globe destroyed the traditional gods and the ancient societies with his commerce and his science. ... Does it mean nothing to him if great areas of the world, where western influence has been predominant, emerge from this tutelage unable to return to the old life, yet unfitted for the new? It is hard to believe that the future could ever belong to men demonstrating irresponsibility on so vast a scale.” IfsMenWorldBelieveMeanDoeHas BeensHardInfluenceReturnAreasWesternRoundsAncientScalesTraditionalDestroyedCommerceGlobesEffectivenessHard To BelieveDemonstratingIrresponsibilityOld LifeTutelage Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
“if we continue with what is surely our greatest Western temptation, and think that in some way history owes us a solution, that we can, by pursuing our own most parochial self-interest, achieve in some miraculous way a consummation of world order, then we are heading not simply towards great disappointments, but towards disaster and tragedy as well.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWellsSelfOrderInterestAchieveSolutionsTragedyWesternDisappointmentDisasterTemptationImperialismMiraculousSelf InterestHeadingsWorld Order Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
“the wealthy white western minority of the world could not hope to prosper if most of the rest of mankind were foundering in hopeless poverty. Islands of plenty in a vast ocean of misery never have been a good recipe for commercial success.” IfsWorldHas BeensWhitePoorPovertyRichMankindOceanMiseryWesternPlentyIslandsMinoritiesHopelessWealthyRecipesRich And PoorVast Ocean Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
“There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done. This is what the West has done with its colonial system. It shook all the societies in the world loose from their old moorings. But it seems indifferent whether or not they reach safe harbour in the end.” WorldHumansImportantEndsDoneSeemsHalfGreaterSafeWestEmpiresIndifferentEndeavourHarbour Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
“The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions.” WorldGivenFeetModernCamerasPressesDimensionsReportsAdmirationIdolsClayModern World Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
