"Modern politics is civil war carried on by…" — Alasdair MacIntyre

"Modern politics is civil war carried on by other means."

— Alasdair MacIntyre

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18 Quotes by Alasdair MacIntyre

Alasdair MacIntyre has 18 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Those emotive theorists who said that the function of moral utterance was to evince emotion would... have been correct if…
Charles II once invited the members of the Royal Society to explain to him why a dead fish weighs more…
Imprisoning philosophy within the professionalizations and specializations of an institutionalized curriculum, after the manner of our contemporary European and North…
At the foundation of moral thinking lie beliefs in statements the truth of which no further reason can be given.
It is through hearing stories about wicked stepmothers, lost children, good but misguided kings, wolves that suckle twin boys, youngest…
I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what…
The attempted professionalization of serious and systematic thinking has had a disastrous effect upon our culture
A striking feature of moral and political argument in the modern world is the extent to which it is innovators,…
Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?
Modern systematic politics, whether liberal, conservative, radical, or socialist, simply has to be rejected from a standpoint that owes genuine…
We are waiting not for a Godot but for another-doubtless very different-St. Benedict,
There ought not be two histories, one of political and moral action and one of political and moral theorizing, because…

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The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. — Saint Augustine
The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left… — Mikhail Bakunin
They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were… — Afrika Bambaataa
Mr. Wrigley believed in this: Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket. They don't do that… — Ernie Banks
For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps… — James M. Barrie
I planted my self in the middle of a great many Glasses full of Dew, tied fast about me, upon… — Cyrano de Bergerac
I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night. — Halle Berry
Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human… — John Boehner
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. — Edmund Burke
I'm most at home on the stage. I was carried onstage for the first time when I was six months… — Alan Alda
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They… — George W. Bush
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone.… — George W. Bush

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