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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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You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for. – Christopher Dawson

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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

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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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I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them its not for them. Its for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors. – Danica McKellar

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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. – James A. Baldwin

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No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we dont know the cause. – Marilyn vos Savant

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