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Disenchantment

This book delves into the historical and cultural shifts that have led to the diminishing role of religion in modern life, examining the psychological and social consequences of this change. more

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Charles Edward Montague
Charles Edward Montague

Charles Edward Montague was an outstanding journalist, born on January 1, 1867, and died on May 28, 1928. He had a significant impact on the British press, known for his sharp observations and profound analyses. more

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“A lot of our fellow liberals ... seem to me rather to doom themselves to futility in public affairs because the won't recognize that there's a zone of natural affection midway between the inner, or family one, and the outer, or all-humanity one. I suppose they are somehow short of a zone themselves and they seem to get vexed... The common man knows better, just as he'd know better if some philosopher told him he ought not to make invidious distinctions by feeding his own children in preference to others. But of course he can't explain; he just ... goes on feeding the kids.”

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Author:Charles Edward Montague
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“Our collection of men is very antique, they stand in my list thus: A man of sense, a little rusty, a beau a good deal the worse for wearing, a coxcomb extremely shattered, a pretty gentleman very insipid, a baronet very solemn, a squire very fat, a fop much affected, a barrister learned in Coke upon Littleton, but who knows nothing of `long ways for marry as will', an heir apparent, very awkward; which of these will cast a favourable eye upon me I don't know.”

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Book:Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761
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“All this was mine; but I was a long time learning that wisdom and experience are things apart; that to taste life is not to be confused with understanding what life is really all about. The shared experiences, the wisdom so freely proffered by others, in words and in example, rarely swayed me for long. Came another day and the import was gone, and only the echo of the laughter remained. Experience was a revolving sun in the warmth of which I was content to bask.”

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Author:Wallis Simpson
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