“Herder put forward the idea that each of us has an original way of being human. Each person has his or her own "measure" is his way of putting it. This idea has entered very deep into modern consciousness. It… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
“There is a certain way of being human that is my way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
“The only meaningful life is that which is deepened by carrying through these commitments, living through the dead periods in order to lay the… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
“Herder put forward the idea that each of us has an original way of being human. Each person has his or her own "measure"… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
We define our identity always in dialogue with, sometimes in struggle against, the things our significant others want to see in us. Even after… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression. — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
“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… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning. — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
“[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… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
[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… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
Little countries do not have this luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
To know who I am is a species of knowing where I stand. My identity is defined by the commitments and identifications which provide… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
What should have died along with communism is the belief that modern societies can be run on a single principle, whether that of planning… — Charles Taylor Copy Share Image
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