"To strip a man of all loyalties but those to the state, makes him not only a worm but a monster, without a shred of humanity."

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Source : Haniel Long (1950). “A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions”

Haniel Long

#Loyalty Quotes #Men Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.”
“For most Black people there is still poverty and desperation. The Ghettos still exist, and the proportion of Blacks in prison is still much greater than Whites. Today, there is less overt racism, but the economic injustices create an "institutional racism" which exists even while more Blacks are in high places, such as Condoleeza Rice in Bush's Administration and Obama running for President.”
“I believe photos is one of the underlying things in every social network that becomes successful.”
“A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!”
“Your marriage goes to a whole new level. You not only fall in love with your wife in a new way, but you're forced to pull together. You have to become a united front.”
“You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.”
“I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.”
“If you're gonna sing meaningful songs, you have to be committed to living a life that backs that up.”

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