If moral truths do not exist as a foundation for law, then law itself becomes merely a system of raw political power accountable to no one.
Nothing is as evanescent in history as the pansophic theories that flourish among the illuminati of all times under the bright sunlight of the latest scientific discoveries; and nothing can be more easily dismissed by later periods as mere speculatio...
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture.
It must never be forgotten that the general standard of learning and culture of a nation has a large part in determining its law and polity.
Having a good definition of spiritual leadership is critical to development of leadership cultural throughout your church. You need to know what you are shooting for if you are going to hit the target.
I beg your pardon, sir, said the Frenchman. I am not a coloniser. Well, let’s talk Algeria then. Let’s talk about your culture and your celebrated writers.
In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.
People nowadays think that scientists exist to instruct them, poets, musicians, etc. to give them pleasure. The idea that these have something to teach them - that does not occur to them.
Everything ritualistic must be strictly avoided, because it immediately turns rotten. Of course a kiss is a ritual too and it isn't rotten, but ritual is permissible only to the extent that it is as genuine as a kiss.
The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.
Drifting away from one’s culture leaves one stranded in the middle of nowhere till the time his suffocation strangles him.
To be an ethical leader is indeed to be different. This kind of leader acknowledges the complexity of running a responsible business, yet tries to do it anyway.
The Christian experience is not primarily formed by our liturgy, doctrine, or ecclesiology, as important as those might be. We are formed by the dangerous stories of our great hero.
From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone.
Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much truth in that.
I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement.
The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
Part of the terrible irony of war is that it enlists the best in human nature for purposes of mutual destruction.
American culture enforces such rigid gender roles for male friendships that they are gay unless they materially resemble a beer commercial.
It seems you can’t go anywhere today without seeing some popular culture rendition of Vampyres. I went into a bookstore a few weeks ago and there was an entire section devoted to . Can you imagine?
Recently I've been dreaming of cursing old people with little provocation, because their culture has a long history of enslaving, raping, and segregating, and they have special lights which prevent us from dancing.
