Richard M. Weaver Quotes


Until the world perceives that "good" cannot be applied to a thing because it is our own, and "bad" because it is another's, there is no prospect of realizing community.


Citations

Weaver, Richard M. Ideas Have Consequences. University of Chicago Press, 1948, p. 130.

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Richard M. Weaver
Richard M. Weaver
  • Born: March 3, 1910
  • Died: April 1, 1963
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Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as an intellectual historian, political philosopher and a mid-20th century conservative and as an authority on modern rhetoric.