---
title: "2 Thomas R. Kelly Quotes"
description: "Thomas Raymond Kelly was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people i..."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg"
---

# Thomas R. Kelly

 **2** quotes in **10** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

Thomas Raymond Kelly was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people interested in spirituality.

##  Quotes by Thomas R. Kelly

> [“Totalitarian are the claims of Christ. No vestige of reservation of 'our' rights can remain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-kelly/totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no-vestige-of-reservation-of/)

[Thomas R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/)

[Totalitarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/totalitarian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg)

> [We have mistaken the nature of poverty, and thought it was economic poverty. No, it is poverty of soul, deprivation of God's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-kelly/we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-and-thought-it-was-economic/)

[Thomas R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/)

[Deprivation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deprivation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/thomas-r-kelly-96606_deprivation_we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-a_2274091.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#itemlist",
            "name": "Thomas R. Kelly Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Totalitarian are the claims of Christ. No vestige of reservation of 'our' rights can remain.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Thomas R. Kelly"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-kelly/totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no-vestige-of-reservation-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Totalitarian are the claims of Christ. No vestige of reservation of 'our' rights can remain.” — Thomas R. Kelly",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We have mistaken the nature of poverty, and thought it was economic poverty. No, it is poverty of soul, deprivation of God's recreating, loving peace.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Thomas R. Kelly"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-kelly/we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-and-thought-it-was-economic/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/thomas-r-kelly-96606_deprivation_we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-a_2274091.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/thomas-r-kelly-96606_deprivation_we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-a_2274091.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/thomas-r-kelly-96606_deprivation_we-have-mistaken-the-nature-of-poverty-a_2274091.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We have mistaken the nature of poverty, and thought it was economic poverty. No, it is poverty of soul…” — Thomas R. Kelly",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#person",
            "name": "Thomas R. Kelly",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/",
            "description": "Thomas Raymond Kelly was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people interested in spirituality."
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/",
            "name": "Thomas R. Kelly",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/thomas-r-kelly-96606_quote_totalitarian-are-the-claims-of-christ-no_936510.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Thomas Raymond Kelly was an American Quaker educator. He taught and wrote on the subject of mysticism. His books are widely read, especially by people i...",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Thomas R. Kelly",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-kelly/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```