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I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means.

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Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

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For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.

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Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm.

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It is true that too much belief can be bad for your health.

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Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it is also one of the most earnestly idealistic.

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Americans use the word 'dream' as often as psychoanalysts do.

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Language, identity and forms of life are the terms in which political demands are shaped and voiced.

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The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart.

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Men and women do not easily submit to a power that does not weave itself into the texture of their daily existence - one reason why culture remains so politically vital. Civilisation cannot get on with culture, and it cannot get on without it.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Critic

Born: February 22nd, 1943

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