Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be hurt. — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Principle II: The presumptions of the law are creative presumptions:;: they are aimed at conditions to be brought about, and only for that reason… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
However rich we may become in knowledge of the deeper causes of historical results, we forgo all understanding of history if we forget this… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
We are driven to confess that we actually care more for religion than we do for religious theories and ideas: and in merely making that distinction between religion and its doctrine-elements, have we not already relegated the latter to an external and subordinate position? Have we not asserted that "religion itself" has some other essence or constitution than mere idea… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share
Pure community is a matter of no interest to any will; but a community which pursues a common good is of supreme interest to… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
What our view of the effectiveness of religion in history does at once make evident as to its nature is--first, its necessary distinction; second, its necessary supremacy. These characters though external have been so essential to its fruitfulness, as to justify the statement that without them religion is not religion. A merged religion and a negligible or subordinate religion are… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share
A person who wills to have a good will, already has a good will--in its rudiments. There is solid satisfaction in knowing that the… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Principle III: Presumptive rights are the conditions under which individual powers normally develop. — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
For those who have only to obey, law is what the sovereign commands. For the sovereign, in the throes of deciding what he ought… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
