Evil is often supposed to be without rhyme or reason. Terry Eagleton evilreasonrhyme Change image and share on social
There is an insuperable problem about introducing immigrants to British values. There are no British values. Nor are there any Serbian or Peruvian values. No nation has a monopoly on fairness and decency, justice and humanity. Terry Eagleton britishdecencyfairness share on social
Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional. Terry Eagleton deconstructionillusoryinsist Change image and share on social
Universities are no longer educational in any sense of the word that Rousseau would have recognised. Instead, they have become unabashed instruments of capital. Confronted with this squalid betrayal, one imagines he would have felt sick and oppressed. Terry Eagleton betrayalcapitalconfront share on social
Poetry is the most subtle of the literary arts, and students grow more ingenious by the year at avoiding it. If they can nip around Milton, duck under Blake and collapse gratefully into the arms of Jane Austen, a lot of them will. Terry Eagleton armartausten share on social
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure. Terry Eagleton bringcrimedeny share on social
Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human being takes practice; and those who are brilliant at being human (what Christians call the saints) are the virtuosi of the moral sphere - the Pavarottis and Maradonas of virtue. Terry Eagleton borebrilliantcall share on social
Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no favours. Terry Eagleton favourhumanityindulge Change image and share on social
Dawkins considers that all faith is blind faith, and that Christian and Muslim children are brought up to believe unquestioningly. Not even the dim-witted clerics who knocked me about at grammar school thought that. Terry Eagleton blindbringchild share on social
Nothing in human life is inherently private. Terry Eagleton humaninherentlylife Change image and share on social