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The modern world... has no notion except that of simplifying something by destroying nearly everything.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“But traditional cultures can change, too, and more dramatically than most people realize. Preserving cultural diversity is considered a supreme virtue today, but the…

— Steven Pinker

If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it.

— Johan Huizinga

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model…

— Arthur Erickson

Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people…

— Susan Blackmore

I always thought that in the countries that the modernity kicks in later, it seems that everything changes on the surface, the physical things…

— Asghar Farhadi

Society or culture or whatever you might want to call it, has created us all solely and wholly for the purpose of maintaining its…

— U.G. Krishnamurti

In order to keep anything cultural, logical, or ideological, you have to reinvent the reality of it.

— Ani DiFranco

If we are to reclaim our culture, we cannot afford narrow definitions.

— Starhawk

I am talking about societies drained of their essence, cultures trampled underfoot, institutions undermined, lands confiscated, religions smashed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities…

— Aime Cesaire

In the real world, equal respect for all cultures doesn't translate into a rich mosaic of colorful and proud peoples interacting peacefully while maintaining…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Cultures are made of continuities and changes, and the identity of a society can survive through these changes. Societies without change aren't authentic; they're…

— Anonymous