Georges Bernanos's Quote - The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not re

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The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not re

The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more. – Georges Bernanos

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Who are you to condemn anothers sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it. – Georges Bernanos

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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despise it. But it cant quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it. – Georges Bernanos

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God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they dont know it. – Georges Bernanos

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The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which compose the nation. – Giuseppe Mazzini

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Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. – Dick Gregory

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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested than in the protection of every individuals private rights. – William Blackstone

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There are those who say to you — we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. – Hubert Humphrey

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