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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency; remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL

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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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