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““we know that men find themselves under a moral law, which they did not make, and cannot quite forget even when they try, and which they know they ought to obey.””

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“At the moment, then, of Man’s victory over Nature, we find the whole human race subjected to some individual men, and those individuals subjected…

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“Después de cada fracaso, pedid perdón, levantaos del suelo y volved a intentarlo. Muy a menudo, lo que Dios nos otorga primero no es…

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“Then two wonders happened at the same moment. One was that the voice was suddenly joined by other voices; more voices than you could…

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“Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.…

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“Laugh and fear not, creatures. Now that you are no longer dumb and witless, you need not always be grave. For jokes as well…

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“When two humans have lived together for many years it usually happens that each has tones of voice and expressions of face which are…

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Evolution may explain some features of the moral law, but it can't explain why it should have any real significance.

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