Final Conflict: Last Week's Quote

Tuesday 15 April 2008

Last Week's Quote

"I never wish to see another battle; this had been so shocking. It had been too much to see such brave men, so equally matched, cutting each other to pieces as they did."

The Duke of Wellington, the night of the Battle of Waterloo.

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Quote of the Week

“Unless people start life with a culture of their own, exposure to other cultures will seldom enhance their moral or even aesthetic awareness. Without home culture, as it used to be called – a background of firmly held standards and beliefs – people will encounter the “other” merely as consumers of impressions and sensations, as cultural shoppers in pursuit of the latest novelties. It is important for people to measure their own values against others and to run the risk of changing their minds; but exposure to others will do them very little good if they have no minds to risk. New perspectives presuppose a pre-existing point of view.”

Christopher Lasch.