"How often has not the parallel been drawn……" — Abraham Kuyper
"How often has not the parallel been drawn and the golden age of the Roman Empire, when the external brilliancy of life likewise dazzled the eye, notwithstanding that the social diagnosis could yield no other verdict than 'rotten to the very core'?"
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Abraham Kuyper
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23 Quotes by Abraham Kuyper
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God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
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The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon…
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What is hell other than a realm in which unholiness works without restraint in body and soul?
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Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and…
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