If you don’t howl with the wolves, the wolves will howl for you.“ On René Girard

Thanks for this! "He had respect for his colleagues, as well as dismay for the deconstructive turmoil they left in their wake. For example, he wrote and spoke admiringly of Derrida’s early essay, 'Plato’s Pharmacy,' which anticipated his own insights in some respects.

"However, he was on a different wavelength altogether, so much so that he would say at the end of his life, 'More than ever, I am convinced that history has meaning, and that its meaning is terrifying.' Is that a 'realist'? Time will tell."