"It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not……" — Ernest Gellner
"It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round."
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Ernest Gellner
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11 Quotes by Ernest Gellner
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I am deeply sensitive to the spell of nationalism. I can play about thirty Bohemian folk songs ... on my…
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A cleric who loses his faith abandons his calling; a philosopher who loses his redefines his subject.
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Ideas, and even the detection of errors, require more than care and caution.
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The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of…
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People are even more reluctant to admit that man explains nothing, than they were to admit that God explains nothing.
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Just as every girl should have a husband, preferably her own, so every culture must have its state, preferably its…
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Nowledge which... transcends the bounds, the prejudices and prejudgements of any one society and culture is not an illusion but,…
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Civil Society is a cluster of institutions and associations strong enough to prevent tyranny, but which are, none the less,…
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America was born modern; it did not have to achieve modernity, nor did it have modernity thrust upon it.
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Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness; it invents nations where they do not exist...
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Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.
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The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
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Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with…
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Man performs and engenders so much more than he can or should have to bear. That's how he finds that…
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Modern science knows much about such conflicts. We call the mental state that engenders it "ambivalence": a collision between thought…
— David Seabury
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The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has…
— Dale Carnegie
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Is not nationalism - that devotion to a flag, an anthem, a boundary so fierce it engenders mass murder -…
— Howard Zinn
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I have a great deal of respect for Mark Gordon’s work and am confident that together we can bring the…
— Douglas Gresham
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The utilitarian behaves sensibly in all that is required for preservation but never takes account of the fact that he…
— Allan Bloom
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Writing engenders in us certain attitudes toward language. It encourages us to take words for granted. Writing has enabled us…
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The spirit of gratitude is always pleasant and satisfying because it carries with it a sense of helpfulness to others;…
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A bleak, black book, it engenders awe and despair. I have read it in its entirety 4 1/2 times, each…
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