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For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Also Appeals Blood Class Common Create Culture Human Human Nature Humanism Humanity Language Liberate Limitations Man Men Narrow Nature Qualities Realize Seeks Soil Universal Which

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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.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Always American American Literature Among Aspired Been Content Continent Just Just One Literature Many Never New New World Only Western Western World World

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The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Barrier Greatest International Language Obstacle Understanding

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Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Another Being Complementary Culture Divinity Grace Humanism Nature Order

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Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one.

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The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Aspects Back Brings Dilemma Essentially Every Main Modern Moral Need Political Religious Scientific Solution Spiritual Us

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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.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Also Base Christian Culture Element Fundamental Idealism Lies Morals Most Only Out Pointed Religion Social Tradition Western Western Culture

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You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Complain Conditions Deny Die Feel Food Give Good Leisure Long Men Remain Something Still Them Things Unsatisfied Will Work You

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As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Becomes Decide Destroy Evil Fight Good Means Men Out Permitted Set Soon Then

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Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Back Dependence Falling Feeling He His Know Life Live Man Powers Revelation Supernatural Utter Without World

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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