It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Waugh notes that every religious or political promise of paradise is unlivable for civilized people.
- In plain terms
- Every promised paradise is uninhabitable for civilized people.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideal worlds are impractical.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is any paradise possible?
- Does civilization prevent paradise?
Another view
It dismisses all ideological promises.
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