Humanism Quotes

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To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity in this… — Corliss Lamont
Since Humanism as a functioning credo is so closely bound up with the methods of reason and science, plainly free speech and democracy are its… — Corliss Lamont
Humanism believes that the individual attains the good life by harmoniously combining personal satisfactions and continuous self-development with significant work and other activities that contribute… — Corliss Lamont
Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the… — Ezra Taft Benson
Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being. — Christopher Dawson
For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and… — Christopher Dawson
Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology. — Christopher Dawson
Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea. — R C Sproul
One can't understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive - they're reacting to what they call secular humanism — Peter L. Berger
Jewish intellectuals contributed a great deal to insure that Europe became a continent of humanism, and it is with these humanist ideals that Europe must… — Daniel Barenboim
There is no place in the Humanist worldview for either immortality or God in the valid meanings of those terms. Humanism contends that instead of… — Corliss Lamont
We made a big mistake 300 years ago when we separated technology and humanism. It's time to put the two back together. — Michael Dertouzos
The idea - the core idea of humanism - is that the act of reading about great deeds will lead you to imitate them,.. — Stanley Fish
Education is thus a most power ally of humanism, and every public school is a school of humanism. What can the theistic Sunday school, meeting… — Unknown Author
Poverty and War have no excuse. — Vanna Bonta
Some people are averse to competition and allow the words 'co-operation' and 'humanism' to drool from their mouths, apparently meaning thereby a large blob of… — Laurance Labadie
Humanism is the philosophy that you should be a good guest at the dinner table of life. — A.C. Grayling
It is blasphemous rebellion against God thatmarks the Antichrist as the final and logical expression of humanism. — J. Vernon McGee
Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that… — R.J. Rushdoony
Humanistic law aims at saving man and remaking society. For Humanism, salvation is an act of the state. — R.J. Rushdoony

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