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Reason lives on the systematization of the past, but Faith is the promise of the future.


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As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.



The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.

The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.



The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism.

The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism.



Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.



The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.

The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.



It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.



American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World.

American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World.



If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.

If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.



The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism.

The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism.



This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other

This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other





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Some love stories has no end, no path or no name, but they are 'love stories' too.

Some love stories has no end, no path or no name, but they are 'love stories' too.



The physical concerns and misalignment we experience in the spinal vertebrae of our body are often directly correlated with the spiritual energetic ability to flow freely as well.

The physical concerns and misalignment we experience in the spinal vertebrae of our body are often directly correlated with the spiritual energetic ability to flow freely as well.



Have you ever watched a leaf leave a tree? It falls upward first, and then it drifts toward the ground, just as I find myself drifting towards you.

Have you ever watched a leaf leave a tree? It falls upward first, and then it drifts toward the ground, just as I find myself drifting towards you.



If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.

If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.



A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.



There's never been a presidency that's done so much in such a short period of time, and we haven't even started the big work yet.

There's never been a presidency that's done so much in such a short period of time, and we haven't even started the big work yet.



When it comes to the military, we have no choice. We cannot have a depleted military.

When it comes to the military, we have no choice. We cannot have a depleted military.



It is better to support schools than jails.

It is better to support schools than jails.



There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized. Or even cured.

There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized. Or even cured.



In this case, the particle formed has correspondingly less energy, whereas the product nucleus passes into the ground state with emission of the quantity of energy saved as gamma radiation.

In this case, the particle formed has correspondingly less energy, whereas the product nucleus passes into the ground state with emission of the quantity of energy saved as gamma radiation.




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