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The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Aggressive Charter Control Dynamism Enlightenment Enough Idealism League Nationalism Nations Proved Spirit Strong United United Nations

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No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were ignored, always provided an unconscious driving force of passion and aggressive self-assertion.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Aggressive Always Been Civilization Culture Doubt Driving Driving Force Elements Even Force Full Ignored In The Past National No Doubt Our Passion Past Provided Revolutions Unconscious Wars Were Western Western Civilization

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This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Antiquity Civilization Classical Common Discussion Freedom Highest Highest Level Level Other Political Something Western Western Civilization Which

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Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate self-assertion, and ever since the Revolution every little American has been taught to associate himself personally with this creative act.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Act American Associate Been Corporate Creative Creative Act Deliberate Ever Every Found Himself Little Origin Other People Personally Revolution Since States Taught United United States Unlike

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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.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Became Before Begun Did Enough Folk Get Had Heroes Hollywood Last Long Myths Poets Properties Stage Them West Work

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No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than the United States, and few societies are more intellectually aware of the nature of the issues that have to be faced.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Aware Change Faced Few Forces Intellectually Issues Lies More Nature Nearer Path Societies Society States Than United United States World

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Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Absolutely Actively Advance Behind Body Christianity Culture Destruction Exists Hostile Issue Life Modern Modern Life Moreover Necessary Opinion Positive Regards Religion Side Strong Tendency Treat Vague

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Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Appeal Common Every Fall Ideals Inevitably Last Loyalty Makes Members Moral Must Pieces Principles Recognition Resort Rests Society Spiritual

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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.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Appeal Belong Binding Christian Citizens Create Faith Forced Longer Moral New Official Old Principles State Today Tradition Which Will

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Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

~Christopher Dawson

Topics: Angels Law Men Things Way Were Work Would

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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