“We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizati...” — Allan Bloom Quote

“We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part.”

“The spirit is at home, if not entirely satisfied, in America.”

“Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts.”

“All great civilizations, in their early stages, are based on success in war.”

“When civilizations collide, it usually isn't the more primitive one that prevails.”

“All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone.”