The idea that a culture can preserve its originality by barricading itself against foreign influences is an old illusion that has always produced the… - Jean-François Revel
" "The idea that a culture can preserve its originality by barricading itself against foreign influences is an old illusion that has always produced the opposite of the desired result. Isolation breeds sterility. It is the free circulation of cultural products and talents that allows each society to perpetuate and renew itself.
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About Jean-François Revel
Jean-François Revel (19 January 1924 – 30 April 2006) was a French philosopher.
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Jean-François Ricard
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