Occupation: Author Birth: 1946
Discussions of Western civilization are too often confined to works of high art that reflect a relatively narrow element of public taste and experien….
Each time you admire the façade of the New York Public Library, you are paying homage to Western civilization..
The greatest number of drug addicts are to be found in Teheran and in Karachi, not in the West. Not in New York believe it or not. It's the same with….
The West has given us the liberal miracle of individual rights, individual responsibility, merit, and human satisfaction..
Surprisingly one of the forces for secularisation was Christianity itself. As soon as it accepted the idea of a contrary opinion, the moment that Eur….
Of course slavery and the Muslims were deeply implicated in the slave trade, Islam was an Imperialist religion which destroyed Christianity in the Ne….
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: this triptych succinctly defines the attractiveness and superiority of Western civilization..
It is the West that has liberated women, racial minorities, religious minorities, and gays and lesbians, recognizing and defending their rights. The ….
I maintain that Western popular culture at its best is worthy of respect and should be cherished as much as the operas of Wagner..
The implausible, well-nigh-miraculous functioning anarchy that we know as New York is adorned with every excellence of Western art. It is a city of m….
I think forgiveness plays a very important part in Western society and it comes from the Judeo Christian heritage..
Slavery had very little to do with the economic success of the West. Just look at the facts and figures and how much slavery actually contributed to ….
In the West we are free to think what we want, to read what we want, to practice our religion, to live as we choose. Liberty is codified in human rig….
By working and living in New York, you are breathing Western civilization, continuously reminded of its benefits and its values..
I always have tendency to form very strong local attachments, so I was very keen to find out about the school I was going to, its history, and the co….
I have always felt that many Christians, deeply sincere Christians, support the idea of separation of State and Church and the secularist in that sen….
You can't grow up without taking a few knocks on the way. All parents know that, but children when they're growing up, they take some knocks, and nas….