"Philosophy cannot raise the commonalty up to her level: so, if she is to become popular, she must sink to theirs."

-- Augustus William Hare

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“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”

Source : "The Two Types of Faith" by Greg Cootsona, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 17, 2016.
“Every truth ever discovered, each new spiritual light that will ever burn bright has already been seeded in our consciousness.”
“At GQ, there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.”
“Hearing him speak is so fun, reassuring I dare say. You can say all you like about Sihanouk: that he's an atrocious liar, a madman, a fraud, a swashbuckler, an international blot. You may think that, but you cannot deny how in this age in which the political arena seems to generate only dull, obtuse and boring characters with no imagination, he's a kind of miracle.”
“The Sermon on the Mount does not provide humanity with a complete guide to personal, social and economic problems. It sets forth spiritual attitudes, moral principles of universal validity, such as " Love your enemies," "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them," and it leaves to Christians the task-the admittedly difficult task-of applying them in any given situation.”
“When we follow the Savior of the world, the Son of God, we flourish and become glorious despite the many terrible circumstances that surround us.”
“Those who believe patriotism to be the last refuge of the scoundrel have underestimated compassion.”
“I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.”

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