The book
“Politics and Political Culture” was presented last night at the National
Library of Montenegro “Đurđe Crnojević”. Prof. dr Sonja Tomović Šundić, doc. dr
Srđa Martinović, prof. dr Milan Marković spoke about the book from their points
of view and at the end the author himself addressed the audience.
Prof. dr Sonja
Tomović Šundić, among other things, said: “Every man, every citizen, that is a
great idea of political culture, politically educated, should be interested in
public life, political life, to participate in a certain way and to contribute
in the formation of a political culture based on universal, generally accepted
values”.
As doc. dr Srđa
Martinovic said in this book: “Prof. Čupić masterfully leads us through
political and anthropological typology, without bothering us with scientific
tools. He takes us through the world of different societies and their urges. It
was written for a wider readership, but also for those who are just beginning
to look through the window of political science. He turns ideas into lessons,
and the entire book is actually a moral norm”.
Prof. dr Milan
Marković said that “Prof. Čedo Čupić except knowledge, also has the courage to
always defend interests of Montenegro. In his opinion, the professor made “a compilation
that eventually resulted a valuable book, using reference scientific and
professional literature as well as his enormous practice experience. “
The author first
expressed his satisfaction with the opportunity to present his book at the
National Library, as a temple of books. He said: “In the temple of books and
with books, we are in fact at all times. With books, we are in the present and
in the past, because these are some authors who left this world and left their
projects, their ideas and their lessons within that covers. We are both with
present people and with those who think and write about the future. These are
the best idols. All other idols are dangerous.”
“People who are
in the library, they are not alone, they are actually with a lot of the
smartest and, let’s say, the most talented people, or maybe people who wanted
to leave somewhere their experiences, their messages and lessons.”
“Without
politics, there is nothing. It’s all politics. Aristotle said that it is a
practical activity that deals with organizing life in a certain territory.
Everything that belongs to that life is in politics and that is why it is very
important to have an attitude towards politics. The citizens of Cetinje are one
great example. I compared, having in mind Cetinje, that the current modern
Montenegrins have something that they simply took over from the ancient
Greeks”.
“Often the
community turns into a menagerie, because people are no longer united and they become
beasts, so some grab and swallow, while others are left behind. This is the
most dangerous situation that political life in a community can lead to”.
“Especially for
politics, moral values are the most important ... Reliance on morality actually
guarantees decent politics.”
“I am one of the
people who are extremely attached to Montenegro and the Montenegrin identity,
and I think that it is not defended so fiercely anywhere, it is defended as a
question of freedom, a question of life and death - as in Cetinje.
Congratulations to the people of Cetinje. In fact, they maintain the spirit and
mentality of all those generations who fought for freedom and, finally, for
Montenegro as a state”.
The book “Politics and Political Culture” was presented last night at the National Library of Montenegro “Đurđe Crnojević”. Prof. dr Sonja Tomović Šundić, doc. dr Srđa Martinović, prof. dr Milan Marković spoke about the book from their points of view and at the end the author himself addressed the audience.
Prof. dr Sonja Tomović Šundić, among other things, said: “Every man, every citizen, that is a great idea of political culture, politically educated, should be interested in public life, political life, to participate in a certain way and to contribute in the formation of a political culture based on universal, generally accepted values”.
As doc. dr Srđa Martinovic said in this book: “Prof. Čupić masterfully leads us through political and anthropological typology, without bothering us with scientific tools. He takes us through the world of different societies and their urges. It was written for a wider readership, but also for those who are just beginning to look through the window of political science. He turns ideas into lessons, and the entire book is actually a moral norm”.
Prof. dr Milan Marković said that “Prof. Čedo Čupić except knowledge, also has the courage to always defend interests of Montenegro. In his opinion, the professor made “a compilation that eventually resulted a valuable book, using reference scientific and professional literature as well as his enormous practice experience. “
The author first expressed his satisfaction with the opportunity to present his book at the National Library, as a temple of books. He said: “In the temple of books and with books, we are in fact at all times. With books, we are in the present and in the past, because these are some authors who left this world and left their projects, their ideas and their lessons within that covers. We are both with present people and with those who think and write about the future. These are the best idols. All other idols are dangerous.”
“People who are in the library, they are not alone, they are actually with a lot of the smartest and, let’s say, the most talented people, or maybe people who wanted to leave somewhere their experiences, their messages and lessons.”
“Without politics, there is nothing. It’s all politics. Aristotle said that it is a practical activity that deals with organizing life in a certain territory. Everything that belongs to that life is in politics and that is why it is very important to have an attitude towards politics. The citizens of Cetinje are one great example. I compared, having in mind Cetinje, that the current modern Montenegrins have something that they simply took over from the ancient Greeks”.
“Often the community turns into a menagerie, because people are no longer united and they become beasts, so some grab and swallow, while others are left behind. This is the most dangerous situation that political life in a community can lead to”.
“Especially for politics, moral values are the most important ... Reliance on morality actually guarantees decent politics.”
“I am one of the people who are extremely attached to Montenegro and the Montenegrin identity, and I think that it is not defended so fiercely anywhere, it is defended as a question of freedom, a question of life and death - as in Cetinje. Congratulations to the people of Cetinje. In fact, they maintain the spirit and mentality of all those generations who fought for freedom and, finally, for Montenegro as a state”.