Literature Transforms And Intensifies Ordinary Language, Deviates

It Is In Rousseau's Writing Above All That History Begins To Turn From Upper-class Honour To Middle-class Humanitarianism. Pity, Sympathy And Compassion Lie At The Centre Of His Moral Vision. Values Associated With The Feminine Begin To Infiltrate Social Existence As A Whole, Rather Than Being Confined To The Domestic Sphere.

Evil Is Often Supposed To Be Without Rhyme Or Reason.

Cynicism And Naivety Lie Cheek By Jowl In The American Imagination; If The United States Is One Of The Most Venal Nations On Earth, It Is Also One Of The Most Earnestly Idealistic.

Those Who Sentimentally Indulge Humanity Do It No Favours.

Historical Determinism Is A Recipe For Political Quietism.