Best William Sloane Coffin Quotes
- To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental… Compassion
- Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. Bigger
- There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on… All
- We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force. Force
- We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention. Attention
- If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth; you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it will have a… Effect
- A spiritual person tries less to be godly than to be deeply human. Deeply
- Jesus is both a mirror to our humanity and a window to divinity, a window revealing as much of God as is given mortal eyes… Both
- The one true freedom in life is to come to terms with death, and as early as possible, for death is an event that embraces… All
- Nuclear Weapons merit unequivocal and unhesitating condemnation Condemnation
- We call on all members of America's religious communities, as a testament of our common faith, to join Faithful Security, and to take action immediately… Action
- All of life is the exercise of risk. All
- For finally, we are as we love. It is love that measures our stature. Finally
- Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality. Based
- The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. We can never really love anybody with whom we… All
- Isn't that what growing up is all about - learning to outlast despair? All
- Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart's full of hope, you can be persistent when you… Any
- I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings. Faith
- It is terribly important to realize that the leap of faith is not so much a leap of thought as of action. For while in… Absolute
- There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation. Anti
- Christians have no business thinking that the good life consists mainly in not doing bad things. We have no business thinking that to do evil… Bad
- Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible. Arouse
- We are not loved because we are valued; we are valued because we are loved. Best Love
- The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. / We can never really love anybody with whom… Anybody