The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present, and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion properly prevail none permanently dominates, and on this account we are free.


Rationalism in Politics (1962)

Michael Oakeshott Quotes

The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present, and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion...

The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present, and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion...

The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present, and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion...

The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present, and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion...