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> [Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's personal predilections on a secular political issue is to play God, to assume to oneself the attributes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wright/self-righteousness-and-presumptive-moral-judgments-pose-a-great/)

Jim Wright

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## More by Jim Wright

> [The crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever faced. Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wright/the-crisis-of-our-diminishing-water-resources-is-just-as-severe-if/)

Jim Wright

> [Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's personal predilections…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wright/self-righteousness-and-presumptive-moral-judgments-pose-a-great/)

Jim Wright

> [“We cannot build a vital economy by delivering pizzas to one another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wright/we-cannot-build-a-vital-economy-by-delivering-pizzas-to-one-another/)

Jim Wright

> [“Don't just embrace the crazy, sidle up next to it and lick its ear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wright/don-t-just-embrace-the-crazy-sidle-up-next-to-it-and-lick-its-ear/)

Jim Wright

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