Posted on 12/02/2008 4:18:30 PM PST by tcg
The West is a mess, just as Lewis warned. With its decline we face the eclipse of true freedom. Lewis’ words in this book are timely: “And all the time – such is the tragicomedy of our situation – we continue to clamor for those very qualities we are rendering impossible. You can hardly open a periodical without coming across the statement that what our civilization needs is more ‘drive,’ or dynamism, or self-sacrifice, or ‘creativity.’ In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.”
Magdi Cristiano Allam is a man with a chest. He stands out because this is an age of men (and women) without chests, an age of retreat.
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-Allam's Mom
Men with Character learn it from someone
Great post of an excellent article, thank you for the find.
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