69 Quotes by René Girard

Western civilization is, no doubt, predominantly on the side of secular relativism. That is not true in the Islamic world, where faith dominates.

Terrorism is the vanguard of a general revenge against the West's wealth.

The profound self is a universal self.

The protective system of scapegoats is finally destroyed by the Crucifixion narratives as they reveal Jesus' innocence and, little by little, that of all analogous victims.

I think that historical processes have meaning and that we have to accept this - or else face utter despair.

I believe that in intense conflict, far from becoming sharper, differences melt away.

I am fundamentally an anthropologist and a rationalist. What I say is that human societies are very different from what specialists call 'animal society' because the former have religion.

All of my work has been an effort to show that Christianity is superior and not just another mythology.

When we describe human relations, we usually make them better than they are: gentle, peaceful, and so forth, whereas in reality, they are often competitive.