"So much of liberalism in its classical sense……" — Niall Ferguson
"So much of liberalism in its classical sense is taken for granted in the west today and even disrespected. We take freedom for granted, and because of this we don't understand how incredibly vulnerable it is."
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27 Quotes by Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson has 27 quotes on this site.
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From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the…
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American Empire- it is an empire that lacks the drive to export its capital, its people and its culture to…
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It's all very well for us to sit here in the west with our high incomes and cushy lives, and…
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No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.
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The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge…
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It’s our generation that is witnessing the end of Western predominance. The average American used to be more than 20…
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A historian is battling all the time to remember as much as possible.
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As a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I'm the least authoritarian professor you'll ever meet.
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Between 1980 and 2000 the number of patents registered in Israel was 7652 compared with 367 for all the Arab…
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Today, the average Korean works a thousand hours more a year than the average German. A thousand. ... That is…
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For 500 years the West patented six killer applications that set it apart. The first to download them was Japan.…
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When bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers.
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More Classical Quotes
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one of 639 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development.
— Bjork
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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to…
— Tony Blair
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Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy,…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I did a pop album, 'Sogno,' in 1999. I think it's important to record another pop album because many people…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances,…
— Dave Brubeck
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When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes…
— Dave Brubeck
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I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real…
— Nicolas Cage
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I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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We want to answer this classical question, who am I? So I think that most of our works are for…
— Paulo Coelho
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