The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of a new millennium is located in something deeper than particular ways of organizing political systems and economies.

Quote by Huston Smith

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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...

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.

The most powerful moral influence is example.

The most powerful moral influence is example.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

So always, if we look back, concern for face-to-face morality, and its modern emphasis on...

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out...

Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out...

I could prove God statistically.

I could prove God statistically.

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...

Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great...