Democracy may have arisen in the West as the way of striving for the universal aspiration to dignity and freedom, but it isnt alien to the underlying concepts that infuse religion and moral philosophy everywhere. – Flora Lewis
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui. – Helen Keller
I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination – the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life. – Charles Spurgeon
Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of the stairs and listen to them. – Ayelet Waldman