Little countries do not have this luxury of defending themselves. We have to do it before the fact, not after the fact.

There is a certain way of being human that is my way. I am called upon to live my life in this way, and not in imitation of anyone else's life. But t….

[E]ach of our voices has something unique to say. Not only should I not mold my life to the demands of external conformity; I can't even find the mod….

We define our identity always in dialogue with, sometimes in struggle against, the things our significant others want to see in us. Even after we out….

What should have died along with communism is the belief that modern societies can be run on a single principle, whether that of planning under the g….

We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages ….

To know who I am is a species of knowing where I stand. My identity is defined by the commitments and identifications which provide the frame or hori….

There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning..