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> [“The incommensurability between the modern economic system and the people who staff it explains why modern workers have so often been depicted as 'cogs' in the larger 'machinery' of industrial civilization; for while the practical rationalization of enterprise does require…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-m-gay/the-incommensurability-between-the-modern-economic-system-and-the/)

Craig M. Gay

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## More by Craig M. Gay

> [“By focusing exclusively on the events of the day, journalism all but severs the connection between time and eternity. It makes the world appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-m-gay/by-focusing-exclusively-on-the-events-of-the-day-journalism-all-but/)

Craig M. Gay

> [“As Peter Berger has noted, the strategy of apologizing for Christian faith by trying to demonstrate its social utility is always eventually self-liquidating. Sooner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-m-gay/as-peter-berger-has-noted-the-strategy-of-apologizing-for-christian/)

Craig M. Gay

> [“The incommensurability between the modern economic system and the people who staff it explains why modern workers have so often been depicted as 'cogs'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-m-gay/the-incommensurability-between-the-modern-economic-system-and-the/)

Craig M. Gay

> [“Christian hope frees us to act hopefully in the world. It enables us to act humbly and patiently, tackling visible injustices in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-m-gay/christian-hope-frees-us-to-act-hopefully-in-the-world-it-enables-us/)

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