“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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A god who let us prove his
“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The essence of optimism is that it
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The ultimate test of a moral society
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Category: society
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It is the nature, and the advantage,
“It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Politics are not the task of a
“Politics are not the task of a Christian.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The test of the morality of a
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Human love has little regard for the
“Human love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The essence of optimism is that it
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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We must learn to regard people less
“We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The test of the morality of a
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Category: society
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