Quote for the Day!

“There is surely no reason for Western civilization to have guilt trips laid on it by champions of cultures based on despotism, superstition, tribalism, and fanaticism. What distinguishes us from the rest of the world are those liberating ideas of individual liberty, political democracy, rule of law, human rights, and cultural freedom. These are European ideas, not Asian, nor African, nor Middle Eastern ideas, except by adoption.”

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
American historian and social critic.
(1917 - 2007)