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One Quotes by William Sloane Coffin
- It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another to work out the irrigation…
- It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.
- Fear destroys intimacy. It distances us from each other; or makes us cling to each other, which is the death of freedom.... Only love can…
- It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, [for] all of life is risk exercise.…
- 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…
- We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
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