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A high culture is the self-consciousness of a society. It contains the works of art, literature, scholarship and philosophy that establish a shared frame of reference among educated people.
Roger Scruton
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"A high culture is the self-consciousness of a society. It contains the works of art, literature, scholarship and philosophy that establish a shared frame of reference among educated people."
— Roger Scruton

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A high culture is the self-consciousness of a society. It contains the works of art, literature, scholarship and philosophy that establish a shared frame of reference among educated people. — Roger Scruton

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Roger Scruton was a Philosopher from United Kingdom (1944–2020).

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Roger Scruton lived from 1944 – 2020.