Quote by Christopher Dawson
You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditio

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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A bagel is a doughnut with the sin removed. – George Rosenbaum

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If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating. – Leigh Hunt

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