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81 " A succession of philosophers and historians spent their time studiously attempting to say nothing as successfully as possible. "
― Douglas Murray , The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
82 " The ‘rise of the far-right’ in particular is such a trope in journalism that the far-right is said to be rising even when it is collapsing, as it did in Britain during the last decade. "
83 " He was just one more demonstration of the fact that when the messenger was not actually shot, he or she was in other ways silenced as much as possible.1 But throughout the first decade of the century it was the early-warning sirens on blasphemy "
84 " A gap clearly exists in Sweden as elsewhere across the continent between what people think and what they believe they are meant to think. "
85 " The consensus remained that the good thing to do was to invite all migrants in. The bad thing was to suggest any limitations on their numbers. Or even the enforcement of laws already in place. As so often in the past the government weighed up the pros and cons of holding the line and decided not to hold it. "
86 " To speak for the people of Europe was to be on the side of the devil. And all the time there existed that strange assumption that Europe was simply letting one more person into the room. Whether that person was genuinely about to be killed in the corridor became immaterial. If he was cold, poor, or just worse off there than the people inside the room, he too had the right to come in. "
87 " Europe is committing suicide. Or at least its leaders have decided to commit suicide. Whether the European people choose to go along with this is, naturally, another matter. "
88 " while the likelihood of cultural erosion remains irresistible the options for cultural defence continue to be unacceptable. "