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title: "6 Private Faith Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I derive a lot of the values that I try to bring into the public sphere from my private faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-polis/i-derive-a-lot-of-the-values-that-i-try-to-bring-into-the-public/)

[Jared Polis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-polis/)

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> [You should understand that private faith does not force public decisions. That's how you work at compromise. I haven't given up what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremiah-wright/you-should-understand-that-private-faith-does-not-force-public/)

[Jeremiah Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremiah-wright/)

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> [A private faith that does not act in the face of oppression is no faith at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wilberforce/a-private-faith-that-does-not-act-in-the-face-of-oppression-is-no/)

[William Wilberforce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wilberforce/)

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> [Wilberforce and the band of abolitionists knew that a private faith that did not act in the face of oppression was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-colson/wilberforce-and-the-band-of-abolitionists-knew-that-a-private-faith/)

[Charles Colson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-colson/)

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> [“My so-called love for humanity, for instance, isn't something I get to carry around in my heart. It has to find application…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dark/my-so-called-love-for-humanity-for-instance-isn-t-something-i-get-to/)

[David Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dark/)

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> [“When sins become civil rights, there is a temptation for Christians to keep our mouths shut and turn what is supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-driscoll/when-sins-become-civil-rights-there-is-a-temptation-for-christians-to/)

[Mark Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-driscoll/)

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