“"Romanticizing the past" is a familiar accusation, made mostly by people who think it is more grown-up to romanticize the future.” PeopleThinkingMadePastFamiliarAccusation Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“We like to think that the fate of the Earth and the fate of human worlds are the same thing, but we're not as important as that.” ThinkingWorldHumansImportantEarthFate Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“Certainly our cultural fallback position seems to be that our technologies will get us out of everything they have got us into. That looks like a magical thinking to me, but we don't really have a better idea.” ThinkingLooksIdeasSeemsTechnologyPositionMagical Thinking Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“I do think that the legacy of the Norman conquest is still strong in Britain. Our hereditary monarchy, our established church, our ancient county structures, though hollowed out in many ways, are a direct result of what happened in 1066.” ThinkingWayStillsStrongChurchResultsHappenedDirectStructureAncientLegacyBritainConquestMonarchyCountyHereditaryNorman Conquest Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“I think we take the history we want to take in order to back up the stories we want to hear.” ThinkingWantStoriesOrder Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest. I think that kind of thing is an abuse of history.” ThinkingMenWantKindAbuseDisregard Author:Paul Kingsnorth
