“Even the wisest of mankind cannot live by reason alone; pure arrogant reason, denying the claims of prejudice (which commonly are also the claims of conscience), leads to a wasteland of withered hopes and crying loneliness, empty of God and man: the wilderness in which Satan tempted Christ was not more dreadful than the arid expanse of intellectual vanity deprived of tradition and intuition, where modern man is tempted by his own pride.”
Quote by Russell Kirk
Work
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
This book delves into the intellectual foundations of conservatism, examining the ideas and principles that have shaped the political and cultural landscape over centuries. more
Author
Russell Kirk
Russell Kirk, an American historian, was born in October 1918 and died on April 29, 1994. His research focused on conservative thought, American history, and culture, and had a profound impact on 20th-century American politics and culture. more
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