Samuel P. Huntington Quotes:
Ocupation: Political scientist
Life: April 18, 1927 - December 24, 2008
Birthday: April 18
Death: December 24
The argument now that the spread of pop culture and consumer goods around the world represents the triumph of Western civilization trivializes Western culture. The essence of Western civilization is the Magna Carta, not the Magna Mac. The fact that non-Westerners may bite into the latter has no implications for their accepting the former.
source: Samuel P. Huntington (1997). “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order”, p.58, Penguin Books India
topic: Essence, Civilization, Western Culture, Magna Carta, Clash Of Civilizations
