So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on justice as well, have historically evolved as religious issues.

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The most powerful moral influence is example.

The most powerful moral influence is example.

The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of...

The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of...

In order to live man must believe in that for which he lives.

In order to live man must believe in that for which he lives.

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of...

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of...

I had assumed that Bush's seemingly inflexible policy to support Sharon was for political reasons...

I had assumed that Bush's seemingly inflexible policy to support Sharon was for political reasons...

Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand,...

Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand,...

Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can...

Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can...

A nation can assume that the addition of the words under God to its pledge...

A nation can assume that the addition of the words under God to its pledge...

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are...

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are...

The modern period adds social ethics to religions agenda, for we now realize that social...

The modern period adds social ethics to religions agenda, for we now realize that social...

First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because...

First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because...

It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by...

It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by...

In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.

In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.

I believe that none of us ever fails at anything. Every time we create something...

I believe that none of us ever fails at anything. Every time we create something...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of...

The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.

One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only...

One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only...

I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent...

I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...