"The recovery of moral control and the return to spiritual order have become the indispensable conditions of human survival. But they can be achieved only by a profound change in the spirit of modern civilization. This does not mean a new religion or a new culture but a movement of spiritual reintegration which would restore that vital relation between religion and culture which has existed at every age and on every level of human development."
Christopher Dawson, as quoted by Kirk in his article
Human Rights Day was founded 70 years ago when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being on 10 December. This document is still a good guide for peoples and governments to live by. Many of its articles are not followed thought, in whole or in part: