“I sometimes call my new system 'Italian pagan Catholicism,' but it could more accurately be called 'pragmatic liberalism,' with roots in Enlightenment political philosophy. It is a synthesis of the enduring dual elements in our culture, pagan and Judeo-Christian, Romantic and Classic.” SometimesPhilosophyChristianPoliticalCultureElementsEnlightenmentRootsEndureClassicLiberalismCatholicismItalianPolitical PhilosophyPaganPragmaticSynthesis Author:Camille Paglia
“Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.” PeopleEndsFormPoliticalDifferencesLandPromiseMadnessCrisisRemainsEndureTemptationGenocideUtopiaMulticulturalMulticultural SocietyPolitical Promises Author:Michael Ignatieff
“There are prayers that help us last through the day, or endure the night. There are prayers of friends and strangers, that give us strength for the journey. And there are prayers that yield our will to a will greater than our own.” GivingHelpingHumorLastsPoliticalNightPrayerGreaterJourneyEndureStrangerYieldPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.” PoliticalSocialRolesIssuesEndureCommandSageSpeaking OutSeersPolitical Issues Author:Tibor Fischer