Christopher Dawson Quote

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces.


The Modern Dilemma: The Problem of European Unity (ed. 1932)


Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the ...

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the ...

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the ...

Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the ...