Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. – Lionel Blue
I learnt pity, sympathy, and what it was like to be at the other end of the stick. Such lessons cant be learnt in lecture halls. – Lionel Blue
The real evidence for Jesus and Christianity is in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practicing Christians. – Lionel Blue
I didnt want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didnt want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs. – Lionel Blue