Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes

For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.

Terry Eagleton

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• A man in debt is so far a slave.

  

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• Words originating from the verb 'to die' were frequently used when I described my initial plans to determine the ribosome structure.

  

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• There are a lot of ways an oppressed people can rise. One way to rise is to study, to be smarter than your oppressor. The concept of rising against oppression through physical contact is stupid and self-defeating. It exalts brawn over brain. And the most enduring contributions made to civilization have not been made by brawn, they have been made by brain.

  

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• For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.

  

  Terry Eagleton
  • Belief
  • Diversity
  • Achievement