I Say That Virtue Is

If We Were Not Called Upon To Work In Order To Survive, We Might Simply Lie Around All Day Doing Nothing.

All Desire Springs From A Lack, Which It Strives Continually To Fill.

History Works Itself Out By An Inevitable Internal Logic.

We Face A Conflict Between Civilisation And Culture, Which Used To Be On The Same Side. Civilisation Means Rational Reflection, Material Wellbeing, Individual Autonomy And Ironic Self-doubt; Culture Means A Form Of Life That Is Customary, Collective, Passionate, Spontaneous, Unreflective And Arational.

For The Liberal State To Accommodate A Diversity Of Beliefs While Having Few Positive Convictions Is One Of The More Admirable Achievements Of Civilization.