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“ Man's capacity for evil makes democracy necessary and man's capacity for good makes democracy possible. ”

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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values.

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Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

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I wonder if anyone who needs a snappy song service can really appreciate the meaning of the cross.

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