Against the Tide Quotes

“National identity is the origin of the trust on which political order depends.”
― Roger Scruton, Against the Tide: The best of Roger Scruton's columns, commentaries and criticism

“The purpose of the debate is not to score points but to remind each other of our shared humanity and its imperfections, and of the need for courtesy and respect if we are to live together as citizens.”
― Roger Scruton, Against the Tide: The best of Roger Scruton's columns, commentaries and criticism

“It is a truth obvious to all but the journalist that his ability to report on a country’s troubles is a proof of its civic virtue.”
― Roger Scruton, Against the Tide: The best of Roger Scruton's columns, commentaries and criticism

“Hegel, that the intellectual life is ultimately a spiritual endeavour to synthesize art, music, religion, politics and philosophy”
― Roger Scruton, Against the Tide: The best of Roger Scruton's columns, commentaries and criticism