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> [If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards ego-driven disharmony. Traditionalist conservatives know that absent the restraining hand of religion, tradition, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/if-you-believe-that-man-is-inherently-flawed-what-religious-people/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

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## More by Rod Dreher

> [“To love requires loving others and letting others love you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/to-love-requires-loving-others-and-letting-others-love-you/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“Art really does instruct us in how to think, feel, and behave. To be an artist is to have great power. To be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/art-really-does-instruct-us-in-how-to-think-feel-and-behave-to-be-an/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“With a few exceptions, conservative Christian political activists are as ineffective as White Russian exiles, drinking tea from samovars in their Paris drawing rooms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/with-a-few-exceptions-conservative-christian-political-activists-are/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not because he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/the-overweight-person-diets-not-to-punish-him-or-herself-for-being/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“A Christian who practices asceticism trains himself to say no to his desires and yes to God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/a-christian-who-practices-asceticism-trains-himself-to-say-no-to-his/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“For the traditional Christian, establishing internal order is not mere discipline, nor is it simply an act of will. Rather, it is what theologian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/for-the-traditional-christian-establishing-internal-order-is-not-mere/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/if-you-believe-that-man-is-inherently-flawed-what-religious-people/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“In his book After Virtue, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre likened the present cultural moment to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/in-his-book-after-virtue-philosopher-alasdair-macintyre-likened-the/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“It is not feasible for most of us to abandon the Internet entirely. But at the very least we can impose on ourselves a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/it-is-not-feasible-for-most-of-us-to-abandon-the-internet-entirely/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“Father Martin said that those who think stability is meant to hold you back, and to stifle personal and spiritual growth, are missing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/father-martin-said-that-those-who-think-stability-is-meant-to-hold/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [Ideology is a partial truth masquerading as the whole truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/ideology-is-a-partial-truth-masquerading-as-the-whole-truth/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [As it turns out, the ecological catastrophe Kirk feared that would be the consequence of our impiety appears not to be one of radically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/as-it-turns-out-the-ecological-catastrophe-kirk-feared-that-would-be/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“Here's how to get started with the antipolitical politics of the Benedict Option. Secede culturally from the mainstream. Turn off the television. Put the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/here-s-how-to-get-started-with-the-antipolitical-politics-of-the/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [“Inferno was for learning about the nature of our sins. Purgatorio is for learning how to overcome our tendencies to fall victim to them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/inferno-was-for-learning-about-the-nature-of-our-sins-purgatorio-is/)

[Rod Dreher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-dreher/)

> [I quite often feel that my greatest task as a father is to raise children who love what is good, true, and beautiful, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-dreher/i-quite-often-feel-that-my-greatest-task-as-a-father-is-to-raise/)

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