Tag Archives: Jacques Barzun

Naive optimism

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

Naive optimism has been the persistent flaw in the very idea of “modernity” and in the Liberalism that served as modernity’s ideology. The great 20th century historian Jacques Barzun has a reminder for us that is especially apposite at this … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

“The welfare state cannot avoid becoming the judiciary state.” – Jacques Barzun

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Teaching history…

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

“When a nation’s history is poorly taught in schools, ignored by the young, and proudly rejected by qualified elders, awareness of tradition consists only in wanting to destroy it.” – Jacques Barzun

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