"It is clear that the main tenet of socialism, community of goods, must be utterly rejected, since it only injures those whom it would seem meant to benefit, is directly contrary to the natural rights of mankind, and would introduce confusion and disorder into the commonweal. The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses, must be the inviolability of private property."

Source : Pope Leo XIII (1990). “A Light in the Heavens: Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII”, p.148, TAN Books

Pope Leo XIII

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“Religion is more like a response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.”

Source : Austin Farrer (2006). “The Truth-seeking Heart: Austin Farrer and His Writings”, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
“The sin of Adam did not make the condemnation of all men merely possible; it was the ground of their actual condemnation. So the righteousness of Christ did not make the salvation of men merely possible, it secured the actual salvation of those for whom He wrought.”

Source : Charles Hodge (1872). “Systematic Theology”, p.552
“Architecture is what nature cannot make. Architecture is something unnatural but not something made up.”
“I have had really positive experiences in every medium, as well as horrible experiences in every medium.”

Source : "Jimmi Simpson Tackles Sorkin's Farnsworth". Interview with James Sims, www.broadwayworld.com. January 25, 2007.
“We live in an age where quantity is seen as preferable to quality, and many people tend to work in a horizontal line: next, next, next. But if you do that, you never investigate the vertical line - the depth of the piece.”
“Words and music equally important. But the way to get what I'm looking for is different in each case. I have something specific I'm hoping for with the words and the music, and the way to get the words the way I like them is to take a long time, and the way to get the music I like it is to not let me or anyone else get in the way of it.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Johnny can get down and Johnny can throw up, but Johnny can't read.”
“Any time you see a white guy in jail, you know he did something bad.”

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