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> [We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/we-become-full-human-agents-capable-of-understanding-ourselves-and/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

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## More by Charles Taylor

> [“There is a certain way of being human that is my way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/there-is-a-certain-way-of-being-human-that-is-my-way-i-am-called-upon/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [“The only meaningful life is that which is deepened by carrying through these commitments, living through the dead periods in order to lay the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/the-only-meaningful-life-is-that-which-is-deepened-by-carrying/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [“Herder put forward the idea that each of us has an original way of being human. Each person has his or her own "measure"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/herder-put-forward-the-idea-that-each-of-us-has-an-original-way-of/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [We define our identity always in dialogue with, sometimes in struggle against, the things our significant others want to see in us. Even after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/we-define-our-identity-always-in-dialogue-with-sometimes-in-struggle/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/we-become-full-human-agents-capable-of-understanding-ourselves-and/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [“It's not just that people sacrifice their love relationships, and the care of their children, to pursue their careers. Something like this has perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/it-s-not-just-that-people-sacrifice-their-love-relationships-and-the/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/there-is-a-widespread-sense-of-loss-here-if-not-always-of-god-then-at/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [ “\[M\]y discovering my own identity doesn't mean that I work it out in isolation, but that I negotiate it through dialogue, partly overt, partly… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/m-y-discovering-my-own-identity-doesn-t-mean-that-i-work-it-out-in/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [ \[E\]ach of our voices has something unique to say. Not only should I not mold my life to the demands of external conformity; I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/e-ach-of-our-voices-has-something-unique-to-say-not-only-should-i-not/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [Little countries do not have this luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/little-countries-do-not-have-this-luxury-of-defending-themselves-we/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [To know who I am is a species of knowing where I stand. My identity is defined by the commitments and identifications which provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/to-know-who-i-am-is-a-species-of-knowing-where-i-stand-my-identity-is/)

[Charles Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-taylor/)

> [What should have died along with communism is the belief that modern societies can be run on a single principle, whether that of planning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-taylor/what-should-have-died-along-with-communism-is-the-belief-that-modern/)

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