Taha Hussein Quotes

cultural producers, intellectuals and politicians are asking foundational questions about the role of government in the field of culture and vice versa”

Most of the book is an anthropological exploration of human evolution, culminating in a chapter where the author argues that the development of culture (which he defines as a set of evolving environmental, intellectual, existential, social, and psychological characteristics) must run through state planning

..it should not be forgotten that independence entails responsibilities and that remissness in discharging them ill suits our honor and traditional claims to leadership.

culture, cultural formations and intellectuals (…) exist and are made possible by virtue of a very interesting network of relationships with the State’s commanding, almost absolute power”

After mentioning some possible paths, Naguib concludes that the answer will vary according to one’s conception of culture