“No great, inspiring culture of the future can be built upon the moral principle of relativism. For at its bottom such a culture holds that nothing is better than anything else, and that all things are in themselves equally meaningless. Except for the fragments of faith (in progress, in compassion, in conscience, in hope) to which it still clings, illegitimately, such a culture teaches every one of its children that life is a tale told by an idiot, signifying nothing.”
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Michael Novak
Michael Novak was an American philosopher known for his contributions to political philosophy, religious philosophy, and ethics. His work explored the relationship between liberalism, capitalism, and religion, and had a profound impact on contemporary political thought. more
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