Capitalism Is The Sorcerer's Apprentice: It Has

From The Viewpoint Of Political Power, Culture Is Absolutely Vital. So Vital, Indeed, That Power Cannot Operate Without It. It Is Culture, In The Sense Of The Everyday Habits And Beliefs Of A People, Which Beds Power Down, Makes It Appear Natural And Inevitable, Turns It Into Spontaneous Reflex And Response.

It Is In Rousseau's Writing Above All That History Begins To Turn From Upper-class Honour To Middle-class Humanitarianism. Pity, Sympathy And Compassion Lie At The Centre Of His Moral Vision. Values Associated With The Feminine Begin To Infiltrate Social Existence As A Whole, Rather Than Being Confined To The Domestic Sphere.

Imagine Someone Holding Forth On Biology Whose Only Knowledge Of The Subject Is 'the Book Of British Birds,' And You Have A Rough Idea Of What It Feels Like To Read Richard Dawkins On Theology.

Reading A Text Is More Like Tracing This Process Of Constant Flickering Than It Is Like Counting The Beads On A Necklace.

Socialism Is The Completion Of Democracy, Not The Negation Of It.