Adopting Quote by Malcolm X

My contention is that if you trace it back, it was the people of the East who brought them out of the Dark Ages,…

— Malcolm X

“ The Renaissance After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe began a period that is called the Middle Ages, or the medieval period.…

— Jean F. Blashfield

In western civilization, the period ruled by mysticism is known as the 'Dark Ages' and the 'Middle Ages'. I will assume that you know…

— Ayn Rand

“Via the mediation of the Enlightenment, this movement had changed from a hobby among a tiny literate elite and their secretaries, an ostentatious amusement…

— Peter Sloterdijk

“The Renaissance invented the Middle Ages in order to define itself; the Enlightenment perpetuated them in order to admire itself; and the Romantics revived…

— Brian Stock

These were African-Arab-Asian values. The only section of Europe that had a high value system during the Dark Ages was the, were those on…

— Malcolm X

The Middle Ages were an era of mysticism, ruled by blind faith and blind obedience to the dogma that faith is superior to reason.…

— Ayn Rand

I don't use the word 'renaissance'. It's flawed because in Latin, it's tied to the rebirth of Christ... It's a word that's tied to…

— John Ralston Saul

Beginning in the 11th century, a less-fragmented Europe began to take shape, and what we now call medieval culture - in which literature and…

— Sarah Weinman

“This much should be clear by now: the term 'renaissance' can only remain fruitful and demanding as long as it refers to a far-reaching…

— Peter Sloterdijk

The Renaissance had resulted in the emancipation of the individual, in making him feel that the universe had no other purpose than his happiness.…

— Bernard Berenson

There's a creativity, a power, an energy, an ability to do things unlike any other period in history. It's a little bit like sitting…

— Juan Enriquez