Quote by Christopher Dawson
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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

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The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. – Christopher Dawson

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Knowledge
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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

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positive
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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

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Men
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One of the most destructive things thats happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together – which can lead to nightmares of social collapse. – Alexander McCall Smith

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It is in Saudi Arabias best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office. – Barbara Boxer

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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism. – King Abdullah II

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Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers. – Mignon McLaughlin

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