Roger Scruton

Philosopher

The Defense of the West: How to Begin
04/12/2005


In his inaugural Wynnewood lecture, Roger Scruton, the leading conservative philosopher of the English-speaking world, argued that the first step in defending the West against its enemies abroad and at home is to understand the identity of Western civilization and to affirm it.

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