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Western civilization

also referred to as: western civilizations

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 18, 2021 by Niall Ferguson · across every show →

Everything said about Western civilization, oldest first

Aug 18, 2021 negative
Opinion
Ferguson: Western civilizations are dominated by an all-pervasive safety culture
“We got accustomed to a very low risk environment. We have a culture of safety that has become all pervasive in most Western civilizations. We have a bureaucracy that's principle objective is to minimize risk.”
Niall Ferguson Aug 18, 2021 ▶ 2:48 Niall Ferguson: Why Great Civilizations Rise and Fall · Joe Lonsdale
Aug 18, 2021 negative
Insight
Ferguson: The main threat to Western civilization is internal, not China
“At the end of civilization, I said the principal threat to Western civilization is not from outside. It is not from China. It is from within. And if we choose in our schools and universities to relentlessly attack our civilization and its values, then we'll on…”
Niall Ferguson Aug 18, 2021 ▶ 27:31 Niall Ferguson: Why Great Civilizations Rise and Fall · Joe Lonsdale
Oct 9, 2025 positive
Insight
Carvalho: Western tradition is a necessary condition for a new elite
“Understanding that tradition is a necessary condition for a new elite to arise and to arise to the challenge that we have in front of us.”
Carlos Carvalho Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 4:09 This Idea is Destroying American Universities · Joe Lonsdale
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