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Quote by 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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Religion
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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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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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If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. – Shmuel Y. Agnon

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My quest these days is to find my long lost inner child, but Im afraid if I do, Ill end up with food in my hair and way too in love with the cats. – Kenny Loggins

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Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada. – Paul Prudhomme

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For me, first, its finding quiet in my life – and I do that through yoga and meditation. Its also been a matter of changing the way I eat, because I think what we eat can inform who we are food is a chemical and a drug to a certain extent. – Mariel Hemingway

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There is no national science just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science. – Anton Chekhov

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Look, I think Hispanic community – the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. – Ted Cruz

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I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage. – Erma Bombeck

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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. – Marcus Aurelius

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