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- Birth nameRoger Vernon Scruton
- Roger Scruton was born on February 27, 1944 in Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Why Beauty Matters (2009), Think of England (1991) and Dark Addiction (2024). He was married to Sophie Jeffreys and Danielle Laffitte. He died on January 12, 2020 in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- SpousesSophie Jeffreys(December 7, 1996 - January 12, 2020) (his death, 2 children)Danielle Laffitte(September 1973 - 1979) (divorced)
- ChildrenSamuel Andrew "Sam" ScrutonLucy Claire Elizabeth Scruton
- ParentsJohn "Jack" ScrutonBeryl Claris Haynes
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Philosophy, Teaching and Public Education. He was a professor in Wiltshire, England.
- [on the US election result, 2016] Seldom if ever has a head of state been voted into office with his reputation so much in shreds, and his character so thoroughly despised, not merely at home, but also around the world. Trump has power now, but little or no authority.
- There are broadly two motives for embracing an intellectual movement: one is the love of truth, the other the need for membership. Religions pretend to address the first of those motives, while in fact recruiting the second.
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