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Christopher Dawson was a prominent British historian known for his extensive research on the history of medieval Europe. His works, such as 'The History of the Middle Ages' and 'The Social History of the Middle Ages,' have had a profound impact on the study of medieval history.

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“We must recognize that we are living in an imperfect world in which human and superhuman forces of evil are at work and so long as those forces affect the political behaviour of mankind there can be no hope of abiding peace.”

World Humans Long Political Evil Force Mankind Imperfect Behaviour Abiding No Hope Superhuman A Perfect World Imperfect World

Author:Christopher Dawson

“The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.”

Needs Spiritual Political Religious Moral Modern Solutions Aspect Dilemma

Book:Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

Source: Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

“Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really ends in themselves but means to other ends which in their turn are means and so ad infinitum”

Men Mean Ends Political Turns Economic Ads

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“The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms”

Ideas Form Political Literature Social Influence Economic Europe Institutions Artistic Intercourse Social Institutions

Book:The Crisis of Western Education

Source: The Crisis of Western Education

“This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other”

Political Levels Common Civilization Highest Western Discussion Antiquity Western Civilization

Book:The Crisis of Western Education (The Works of Christopher Dawson)

Source: The Crisis of Western Education (The Works of Christopher Dawson)

About the Author

Born: October 12, 1889
Died: May 25, 1970
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 46

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