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Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one


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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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Indeed, she often wondered if she were dead, or dying from the inside out, and that was the root of her calm, the reason she could surrender her character.

Indeed, she often wondered if she were dead, or dying from the inside out, and that was the root of her calm, the reason she could surrender her character.



Keep away from physicians. It is all probing and guessing and pretending with them. They leave it to Nature to cure in her own time, but they take the credit. As well as very fat fees.

Keep away from physicians. It is all probing and guessing and pretending with them. They leave it to Nature to cure in her own time, but they take the credit. As well as very fat fees.



The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.



Due to the injuries that I will have for the rest of my life, it is physically impossible for me to consider any career in wrestling.

Due to the injuries that I will have for the rest of my life, it is physically impossible for me to consider any career in wrestling.



All suggested accounts of the origin of the solar system are subject to serious objections. The conclusion in the present state of the subject would be that the system cannot exist.

All suggested accounts of the origin of the solar system are subject to serious objections. The conclusion in the present state of the subject would be that the system cannot exist.



Hillary Clinton is using a private server for - where classified information go by. This is a - this is a serious administration?

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The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!

The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living!



The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer.

The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer.



The spirits of the air live on the smells Of fruit; and joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.

The spirits of the air live on the smells Of fruit; and joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.



At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.

At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.




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