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“American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World.”

Quote by Christopher Dawson

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Christopher Dawson

Christopher Dawson was a prominent British historian known for his extensive research on the history of medieval Europe. His works, such as 'The History of the Middle Ages' and 'The Social History of the Middle Ages,' have had a profound impact on the study of medieval history. more

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“And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens.”

Ifs States Today Christian Literature Moral Principles Sea Citizens Tradition Appeals Officials Binding Moral Principles

Book:Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

Source: Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

“As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.”

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Book:Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

Source: Christianity and European Culture (Selections from the Work of Christopher Dawson)

“But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage properties of Hollywood before the poets had begun to get to work on them.”

Long Enough Lasts Stage Poet Hero Hollywood Property West Folks Myth

Author:Christopher Dawson

“Every great movement in the history of Western civilization from the Carolingian age to the nineteenth century has been an international movement which owed its existence and its development to the cooperation of many different peoples.”

Has Beens Different Age Literature Existence Century Movement Development Civilization Western International Cooperation Different Peoples Nineteenth Century Western Civilization

Book:The Crisis of Western Education

Source: The Crisis of Western Education

“Society today is so organised that every individual group has the power to disrupt it. How is their power to be channelled into constructive channels?”

Today Individual Groups Constructive Organised Society Today

Author:James Callaghan

“We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell you in all candour that that option no longer exists, and in so far as it ever did exist, it only worked on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of inflation into the economy, followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step.”

“Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.”

People Art Character Artist Force Social Objectives Progressive Interiors Emancipation Progressive Society

Author:Salvador Dali

“If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.”

Ifs Action Law Bad Laws

Author:James Callaghan

“Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.”

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Author:James Callaghan

“Syria is lucky to have Bashar al-Assad as her President.”

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Author:George Galloway