Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers. Christopher Dawson backdependencefall Change image and share on social
Law describes the way things would work if men were angels. Christopher Dawson angeldescribelaw Change image and share on social
If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear. Christopher Dawson animalaskdisappear Change image and share on social
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 decidedestroyevil Change image and share on social
This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other. Christopher Dawson antiquitycivilizationclassical Change image and share on social
Every great movement in the history of Western civilization from the Carolingian age to the nineteenth century has been an international movement which owed its existence and its development to the cooperation of many different peoples. Christopher Dawson agecarolingiancentury share on social
Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate self-assertion, and ever since the Revolution every little American has been taught to associate himself personally with this creative act. Christopher Dawson actamericanassertion share on social
The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism. Christopher Dawson aggressivechartercontrol Change image and share on social
The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. Christopher Dawson barriergreatinternational Change image and share on social
It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions. Christopher Dawson christiancleardoctrine Change image and share on social
