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Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes: Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.
         

Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.


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Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.



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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.



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We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.



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Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.



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