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"A provocative and well written commentary on the 'decline' of Western culture.... As the 'credo' of a thoughtful and involved critic of the 'shallow rationalisms and scientificisms' of American culture, it is stimulating and worthwhile."— Choice
"In this posthumous book his reverence for the past, his admiration for the uses of order and tradition, his suspicions of the modern temper, and his contempt for liberalism and sentimental democracy persist undiminished."— Library Journal
"Scholarly yet accessible, the essays…systematically present the essentials of Weaver's thought…"— Crisis