The two most potent post-war orthodoxies--socialist politics and modernist art--have at least one feature in common: they are bothforms of snobbery, the… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“I'm just a common man with common thoughts, and I feel I've lived a pretty common life; there will never be any… — Charles Akes Copy Share Image
“National Socialism was a revulsion by my friends against parliamentary politics, parliamentary debate, parliamentary government—against all the higgling and the haggling of… — Milton Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea. It...makes you think that after all, your… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
Today we take it for granted that the Bible is in our language. We forget that the Bible used to not be… — Steve Green Copy Share Image
Politically speaking, tribal nationalism [patriotism] always insists that its own people are surrounded by 'a world of enemies' - 'one against all'… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
When compassion for the common man was born on Christmas Day, with it was born new hope among the multitudes. They feel… — Frank Laubach Copy Share Image