Avishai Margalit Quotes on Politics
Avishai Margalit is an Israeli philosopher, professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and former permanent fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and one of the most influential moral and political philosophers of his generation. This page collects quotes attributed to Avishai Margalit on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Avishai Margalit:
“A decent society is one whose institutions do not humiliate its members.”
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“Justice is the minimal requirement of politics; decency is its proper aspiration.”
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“Memory is the medium in which a community remains itself across time.”
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“Some compromises are rotten; the wise politician knows which ones.”
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Attributed to Avishai Margalit:
“The thick and the thin moralities are not rivals; they answer different needs.”