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"What I call the 'secondarity' of European culture is not a defect. It is, on the contrary, a constitutive feature — perhaps the most essential one. A culture that knows how to receive is not impoverished; it is enriched by what it takes in and makes its own."

— Brague, Rémi event 1992

From Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization

Context: On the concept of 'secondarity' as Europe's defining cultural strength. From Eccentric Culture (1992), trans. Samuel Lester, St. Augustine's Press, 2002. ⚠️ Verify against source.

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