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Quotes from Democracy in Europe — Larry Siedentop

1936–2024 United States

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Liberalism, the dominant ideology of our time, has been dangerously distorted by the impact of economism. It is that impact which has knocked the citizen off his pedestal and replaced him with the consumer.

Democracy in Europe (2001)

If we want to understand the distinctive constitution of Europe, we must go back to its religious foundations. For the moral beliefs which Christianity fostered still underpin civil society in Europe, the institutions that surround us.

Democracy in Europe (2001)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Larry Siedentop (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.