Quote by Whittaker Chambers
Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when fai

Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies. – Whittaker Chambers

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A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences. – Whittaker Chambers

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At issue was the question whether this mans faith could prevail against a man whose equal faith it was that this society is sick beyond saving, and that mercy itself pleads for its swift extinction and replacement by another. – Whittaker Chambers

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At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it. – Whittaker Chambers

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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables. – Michel de Montaigne

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Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith. – Jerry Costello

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I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts. – Al Gore

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A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. – Douglas MacArthur

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