"Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no…" — Terry Eagleton

"Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no favours."

— Terry Eagleton

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87 Quotes by Terry Eagleton

Terry Eagleton has 87 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is silly to call fat people ''gravitationally challenged'' - a self-righteous fetishism of language which is no more than…
From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It…
[F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine.…
Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.
It is capitalism, not Marxism, that trades in futures.
Being brought up in a culture is a matter of learning appropriate forms of feeling as much as particular ways…
An enlightened trust in the sovereignty of human reason can be every bit as magical as the exploits of Merlin,…
You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism.
The most common mistake students of literature make is to go straight for what the poem or novel says, setting…
Ideology... is a kind of contemporary mythology, a realm which has purged itself of ambiguity and alternative possibility.
What persuades men and women to mistake each other from time to time for gods or vermin is ideology. One…
Yahweh is presented in the Jewish Bible as stateless and nationless. He can’t be used as a totem or fetish…

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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in… — Teresa of Avila
Being trendy is dangerous. I've never been trendy, which is why I've never really fallen out of favour. — David Bailey
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume… — William Bartram
I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control. — Alan Bennett
For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom… — Lionel Blue
It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favour of life. — Andrea Bocelli
I am all in favour of democracy in Iraq. — John Bolton
I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour. — Andre Agassi
There's another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it's… — David Cameron
I go on giving interviews because I've been brought up to support the projects I'm involved in. When you've enjoyed… — Francesca Annis
Most of us at the Reserve Bank come from a background in economics and hence have a predisposition in favour… — Ian Macfarlane
Crossing at a ford occurs often in a man's lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in… — Miyamoto Musashi

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