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Christopher Dawson Quotes: Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers.
         

Man can know his world without falling back on revelation; he can live his life without feeling his utter dependence on supernatural powers.


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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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Because we can't tell others about our accomplishments if we don't know them ourselves.



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I play Dr. Karen Boyer in 'Spies Like Us.' She's strong, intelligent and dedicated and just happens to be beautiful.



To the irreligious person heaven would be hell.

To the irreligious person heaven would be hell.



Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.



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For after all we make our faces as we go along.



...God's love is so real that He created you to prove it.

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