This "knowing what to do"… is a matter of having the right purpose, th — Roger Scruton

"An international socialism is the stated ideal of most socialists; an international liberalism is the unstated tendency of the liberal. To neither system is it thinkable that men live, not by universal aspirations but by local attachments; not by a “solidarity” that stretches across the globe from end to end, but by obligations that are understood in terms which separate men from most of their fellows—in terms such as national history, religion, language, and the customs that provide the basis of legitimacy."

"Yes, I am in favor of censorship, but it has to be conducted by people like me. And thats the difficulty (laughs). Im in favor of encouraging every possible form of self-restraint and parental control. And I certainly dont think that pornography should be protected under the American Constitution."

"The modern world gives proof at every point that it is far easier to destroy institutions than to create them. Nevertheless, few people seem to understand this truth."

"Kants position is extremely subtle — so subtle, indeed, that no commentator seems to agree with any other as to what it is."

"In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel."

"A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is merely relative, is asking you not to believe him. So dont."