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Christopher Dawson Quotes

Faith transcends reason because divine truth is not only higher, but also wider than the human mind, and the rationalist in his haste for premature simplification always tends to shut his eyes to one aspect of the truth and to seek a false harmony of thought by the sacrifice of an essential element of reality Picture Quote #1
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture Picture Quote #1
American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World Picture Quote #1
Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers Picture Quote #1
The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language Picture Quote #1
This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other Picture Quote #1
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Law describes the way things would work if men were angels Picture Quote #1
The present age has seen a great slump in humanist values Picture Quote #1
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy Picture Quote #1
It is the religious impulse which supplies the cohesive force which unifies a society and a culture... A society which has lost its religion becomes sooner or later a society which has lost its culture Picture Quote #1
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism Picture Quote #1
And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens Picture Quote #1
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If man attempts to suppress the animal side of his nature by a sheer effort of conscious will, nature finds a hundred unexpected and unpleasant ways to take its revenge Picture Quote #1
Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really ends in themselves but means to other ends which in their turn are means and so ad infinitum Picture Quote #1
If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear Picture Quote #1
For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity Picture Quote #1
Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces Picture Quote #1
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Faith transcends reason because divine truth is not only higher, but also wider than the human mind, and the rationalist in his haste for premature simplification always tends to shut his eyes to one aspect of the truth and to seek a false harmony of thought by the sacrifice of an essential element of reality.  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) Law describes the way things would work if men were angels  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) The present age has seen a great slump in humanist values  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) It is the religious impulse which supplies the cohesive force which unifies a society and a culture... A society which has lost its religion becomes sooner or later a society which has lost its culture  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) If man attempts to suppress the animal side of his nature by a sheer effort of conscious will, nature finds a hundred unexpected and unpleasant ways to take its revenge  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really ends in themselves but means to other ends which in their turn are means and so ad infinitum  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity  (Christopher Dawson Quotes) Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces  (Christopher Dawson Quotes)