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All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions. - [Sin] Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed. - [Goodness : Love] I thank heaven I have often had it in my power to give help and relief, and this is still my greatest pleasure. If I could choose my sphere of action now, it would be that of the most simple and direct efforts of this kind. - [Charity] I think I should know how to educate a boy, but not a girl; I should be in danger of making her too learned. - [Education] If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else. - [Danger] Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we must be saved by love. - [Deeds] Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it. - [Sin] Our age knows nothing but reactions, and leaps from one extreme to another. - [Extremes] There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. - [Civilization] Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. - Children of Light and Children of Darkness (foreward) [Democracy]
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