“Language is a work of astonishing creativity. It is by far the most magnificent artefact humanity has ever come up with. It even surpasses the movies of Mel Gibson in this respect.” HumanityLiteratureLanguageHumourLiterary CriticismLiterary Theory Author:Terry Eagleton
“There seems to be something in humanity which will not bow meekly to the insolence of power.” SeemsHumanityBowsInsolence Book:Why Marx Was Right Source: Why Marx Was Right
“The humanities should constitute the core of any university worth the name.” ShouldHumanityNamesUniversityCoreArts And Humanities Author:Terry Eagleton
“Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no favours.” HumanityFavourIndulge Author:Terry Eagleton
“In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.” MeanEndsWholeHumanityPoorRolesCostStressRelationAcademicIndispensableInsisting Author:Terry Eagleton
“There is an insuperable problem about introducing immigrants to British values. There are no British values. Nor are there any Serbian or Peruvian values. No nation has a monopoly on fairness and decency, justice and humanity.” ProblemValuesHumanityNationsJusticeBritishImmigrantsIntroducingFairnessMonopolyDecencyPeruvians Author:Terry Eagleton
