“As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.” — Christopher Dawson
“What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.” — Arthur Erickson
“I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do. There's not too many of them made, so I don't know if I'll ever get to do that. They're awfully hard movies to make.” — Dennis Farina
“The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation.” — Akihito
“The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.” — Aharon Appelfeld
“Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized.” — Ulrich Beck
“The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.” — Silvia Cartwright
“I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.” — Barry Corbin
“The Treatise tries to analyze not only modern Western families, but also those in other cultures and the changes in family structure during the past several centuries.” — Gary Becker
“Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.” — Kenneth Clark
“This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.” — Christopher Dawson
“It's a cyclical thing. When they make one, everyone loves them. Different genres come around in succession. People always welcome the western. It's America's genre.” — Robert Duvall