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When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.

G. K. Chesterton

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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Difficult Failure Religious Try
If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
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Argument Judgement Mad Man Worst Yourself
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man’s terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
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Fear God Man Scare Thinking
I don’t need a church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I think I’m right.
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Myself Religion Right Thinking Wrong
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Brain Fall Open Minded Stupidity Yourself
It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
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Employment Feminism Freedom Husband Ideas Woman
The problem of disbelieving in God is not that a man ends up believing nothing. Alas, it is much worse. He ends up believing anything.
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Believe End Himself Man Problem Worst
CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated.
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Civilization Communication Judgement Speed
No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.
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Break Command Himself Man Religious
You’ll never find the solution if you don’t see the problem.
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Problem See Solution Yourself
Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.
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God Religion Stupidity Worship
We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
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Boat Each Other Loyalty Terrible
God is not a symbol of goodness; goodness is a symbol of God.
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Deep God Goodness Religious Symbol
The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
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Happiness Marriage Struggle
Those who leave the tradition of truth do not escape into something which we call Freedom. They only escape into something else, which we call Fashion.
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Call Escape Fashion Leaving Tradition
Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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Grace Grant Gratitude

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