"The tragedy is not that nonviolence did not work against the Nazis, but that it was so seldom utilized...The churches as a whole were too docile or anti-semitic, and too ignorant of the nonviolent message of the Gospel, to act effectively to resist the Nazis or act in solidarity with the Jews."

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Source : "Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination". Book by Walter Wink (pp. 254-256), 1992.

Walter Wink

#Ignorant Quotes #Church Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“In case after case, President Bush's actions have made American women less safe and less secure -- on the job and on the streets. As president, I will put American government and our legal system back on the side of women. I will stand up for their security, ensure their safety, support their rights, and guarantee their dignity. This nation can do no less.”
“I love thee, I love but thee, With a love that shall not die.”

Source : Bayard Taylor (1866). “The Poems”, p.134
“I got into acting my junior year of high school. We got a new hot drama teacher and I was like 'Alright, I'll try drama.'”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It's like being a newborn, this sudden sensory overload of noise, color, smells and gravity after months of quietly floating, encased in relative calm and isolation. No wonder babies cry in protest when they're born.”
“Rudy Giuliani is on the list [of Secretary of State ] not because of competence, not because of foreign policy experience, he`s on most entirely because of loyalty to Donald Trump.”
“...the music seems creepy, like when children sing in a horror movie”
“If the victories we create in our heads were let loose on reality, the world we know would drown in blazing happiness.”

Source : Patton Oswalt (2011). “Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt”, p.57, Simon and Schuster
“My personal time is limited, more so than I wish. However, my wife and I have talked about the fact that there are opportunities right now that won't be there forever. For example, when the Grateful Dead offered me to tour in 2004, my first reaction was to say no, I just can't do it. Then my wife said, "Well, let's rethink this. You don't want to look back down the road and say, I could've done that, but I said no." So, we made it work.”

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