Frank Furedi > Quotes

“Even in the most favourable periods for cultural development , Intellectuals tend to have uneasy relationship with the status quo.”
― Frank Furedi

“Intellectuals are not defined according to the jobs they do, but [by] the manner in which they act, the way they see themselves, and the values that they uphold.”
― Frank Furedi

“The past is imagined and managed as if it were morally inferior territory that must be colonized by enlightened crusaders intent on saving it from itself.”
― Frank Furedi, The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History

“The discovery that imperialism was immoral took some time to sink in. Almost a decade later a former colonial governor noted in quiet disbelief that ‘there are those who believe that any form “colonialism” is inherently evil’.”
― Frank Furedi, New Ideology of Imperialism: Renewing the Moral Imperative

“The Culture War against the past undermines people’s traditional identities while also creating a demand for new ones. Since these newly invented identities lack an organic relationship with historical experience, they lack firm roots. Therefore, identities that are constructed or invented from a presentist perspective are inherently fragile and transient.”
― Frank Furedi, The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History

“Must we be defined by our vulnerability? Must we be fearful? The moment we ask these questions, we are well on the way to intuiting that there is always an alternative…Whether we adopt the philosophy of precaution or embrace a more courageous risk-taking approach depends on how [we perceive] what it means to be a human.”
― Frank Furedi, How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century