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As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evi

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy. – Christopher Dawson

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Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces. – Christopher Dawson

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And so, today, if the state can no longer appeal to the old moral principles that belong to the Christian tradition, it will be forced to create a new official faith and new moral principles which will be binding on its citizens. – Christopher Dawson

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What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences. – Abbe Pierre

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Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. – Richard Whately

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Men are like the stars some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. – Jose Marti

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In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. – Charles Caleb Colton

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