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Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: As the global expansion of Indian and Chinese

As the global expansion of Indian and Chinese restaurants suggests, xenophobia is directed against foreign people, not foreign cultural imports. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Xenophobia looks like becoming the mass ideology of

Xenophobia looks like becoming the mass ideology of the 20th-century fin-de-siecle . — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Robert Graves: The Argonauts looked at one another in amazement

The Argonauts looked at one another in amazement and exclaimed with one voice: 'Hercules! — Robert Graves

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Telephone and telegraph were better means of communication

Telephone and telegraph were better means of communication than the holy man's telepathy — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The only certain thing about the future is

The only certain thing about the future is that it will surprise even those who have seen furthest into it. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The paradox of communism in power was that

The paradox of communism in power was that it was conservative. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Like Machiavelli himself, he [Edward Luttwak] enjoys truth

Like Machiavelli himself, he [Edward Luttwak] enjoys truth not only because it is true but also because it shocks the naive — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The only result of a horse race which

The only result of a horse race which historians can tell us with absolute confidence is one that has already been run. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Anne Tyler: It seems to me that good novels celebrate

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away. — Anne Tyler

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Arthur Miller: Witch-hunts are always spooked by women's horrifying sexuality

Witch-hunts are always spooked by women's horrifying sexuality awakened by the superstud Devil. — Arthur Miller

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By John Kinsella: For me, the measure of a poem is

For me, the measure of a poem is the word, not the line. — John Kinsella

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Jim Rohn: Things will always go wrong so ride through

Things will always go wrong so ride through your difficulties and learn from them. — Jim Rohn

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: It is a melancholy illusion of those who

It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The Communist Manifesto as political rhetoric has an

The Communist Manifesto as political rhetoric has an almost biblical force. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: As one would expect of tourists, they tried

As one would expect of tourists, they tried to find poverty colourful, — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for

Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for generating the superhuman efforts without which no major revolution is achieved. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Anthony Storr: Since I was not able wholly to subscribe

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative. — Anthony Storr

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The imagined community of millions seems more real

The imagined community of millions seems more real as a team of eleven named people. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Memory is life. It is always carried by

Memory is life. It is always carried by groups of living people, and therefore it is in permanent evolution. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: The most lasting and universal consequence of the

The most lasting and universal consequence of the French revolution is the metric system — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Historians are to nationalism what poppy-growers in Pakistan

Historians are to nationalism what poppy-growers in Pakistan are to heroin-addicts: we supply the essential raw material for the market. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: And yet, something has changed for the better.

And yet, something has changed for the better. We have rediscovered that capitalism is not the answer, but the question. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Human beings are not efficiently designed for a

Human beings are not efficiently designed for a capitalist system of production. — Eric Hobsbawm

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Ina Garten: If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken. — Ina Garten

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Leopold Von Ranke: All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just

All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence. — Leopold Von Ranke

Eric J Hobsbawm Quotes By Eric Hobsbawm: Indeed, it may be suggested that 'traditions' and

Indeed, it may be suggested that 'traditions' and pragmatic conventions or routines are inversely related. — Eric Hobsbawm