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"The model of European identity is not exclusive but inclusive. Europe is defined not by what it excludes but by what it is capable of integrating. Its capacity to welcome the foreign without ceasing to be itself is what constitutes its originality."

— Brague, Rémi event 1992

From Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization

Context: On how European identity is constituted by inclusion of external cultural sources. From Eccentric Culture (1992), trans. Samuel Lester, St. Augustine's Press, 2002. ⚠️ Verify against source.

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