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“ We have a name for the sum of grievances and compromises, this sheer normality of life lived among other people. We call it civilization. Culture, society, the workaday interactions of ordinary time. ”

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Anything that keeps old words in circulation is to be treasured, the French revolution be damned.

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Joseph Bottum Charm History Language Literature

(Dune's Frank) Herbert made religion the inescapable instrument of cultural change.

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Joseph Bottum Meaning Motivation Reform

People who are easily embarrassed – those who blush too often and too soon – usually end up retreating from excellence.

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A fierce hatred of embarrassment ruled a surprising amount of the life of Moses Malone, the Hall of Fame basketball center.

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