Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its chil

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Other quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is the fellowship of the Cross to experience the burden of the other. If one does not experience it, the fellowship he belongs to is not Christian. If any member refuses to bear that burden, he denies the law of Christ. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Christianity
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Gods truth judges created things out of love, and Satans truth judges them out of envy and hatred. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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God
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Future
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At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship. – Lucy Powell

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Society

The trouble with our age is that it is all signposts and no destination. – The War Cry

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Society

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group. – Herbert Read

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Society

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next? – Jessica Savitch

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Society

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If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together. – Richard M. Nixon

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