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The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between

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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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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Society
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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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And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens. – Christopher Dawson

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Faith
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To my knowledge, the Department of Homeland Security has focused on detection devices that are large, expensive, use a large amount of energy, and cannot easily be placed in or on a shipping container. – Jim Ryun

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That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Knowledge is the most democratic source of power. – Alvin Toffler

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