Nicolas Gomez Davila quotes
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“Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.”
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“In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.”
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“Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal.”
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“Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.”
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“Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding”
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“The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.”
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“Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting.”
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“Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.”
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“Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion”
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“The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.”
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“The Church used to absolve sinners; today it has the gall to absolve sins.”
-- Nicolas Gomez Davila
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