“[They] may have for instance taken the view of Edmund Burke, who in the 18th century made the central conservative insight; that a culture and a society are not things run for the convenience of the people who happen to be here right now, but is a deep pact between the dead, the living, and those yet to be born.” SocietyCivilizationEuropeConservatismKinshipEdmund Burke Book:The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam Source: The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
“For present-day politicians there are only political points to be made from such statements, and the larger the sin the larger the outrage, the larger the apology and the larger the potential political gain for sorrow expressed. Through such statements political leaders can gain the benefits of magnanimity without the stain of involvement: the person making the apology had done nothing wrong and all the people who could have received the apology are dead.” DeathPoliticsVirtueStrangeEuropeIslamSignalSignaling Book:The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam Source: The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam