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A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is read more
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated read more
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
Some go to church to see and be seen, Some go there to say they have been, Some go there read more
Some go to church to see and be seen, Some go there to say they have been, Some go there to sleep and nod, But few go there to worship God
Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises read more
Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.
Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches
Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches
