And these are just some of his opinions on secular matters.

For Sarkozy, rupture reflects both mundanely tactical and deeply personal choices.

By that fact alone, he added a spiritual dimension to an age which is dominated by worldly concerns, such as wealth and show business.

The late Robert Heilbronner one of Schumpeter s most renowned students viewed economics as worldly philosophy. Just as philosophers are divided on the nature of truth and understanding, economics is divided on the workings of the real world.

German unity was not a question of the heart s desire it was a mundane business transaction, in which no one should lose, but everyone should grab as much as they could for themselves.