Quote by Joseph Ratzinger
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. – Joseph Ratzinger

Other quotes by Joseph Ratzinger

We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people. – Joseph Ratzinger

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legal
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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. – Joseph Ratzinger

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Freedom
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Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. – Greg Egan, “Distress”

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Society

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. – John F. Kennedy

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Society

When Gandhi was asked what he thought of Western civilization, he said, “It would be nice.” – Author Unknown

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Society

Sometimes nudity is gratuitous. We just live in a society where everything goes. – Judi Dench

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Society

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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy they want to be right. – Quentin Crisp

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He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie. – Anaïs Nin

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Daydreaming
[M]y love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me to you with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break… – Sullivan Ballou, letter to wife Sarah, 14 July 1861

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The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself. – Ella Maillart

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Dreams