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People Quotes by Francis Schaeffer
- Most people do not realize that there was a paid chaplain in Congress even before the Revolutionary War ended.
- If the church is what it should be, young people will be there. But they will not just 'be there' - they will be there…
- Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society the way a child catches measles.
- This equation of the impersonal plus time plus chance producing the total configuration of the universe and all that is in it, modern people hold…
- The purpose of apologetics is not just to win an argument or a discussion, but that people with whom we are in contact may become…
- We [Christians] have the dilemma of using a symbol system that was not made for our worldview, to give our worldview... I think the thing…
- We cannot deal with people like human beings, we cannot deal with them on the high level of true humanity, unless we really know their…
- The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of…
- In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the…
- People have presuppositions... By 'presuppositions' we mean the basic way that an individual looks at life- his worldview. The grid through which he sees the…
- Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that…
- The central problem of our age is not liberalism or modernism, nor the old Roman Catholicism or the new Roman Catholicism, nor the threat of…
- We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his art work junk simply because we differ with his outlook…
- One of the greatest injustices we do to our young people is to ask them to be conservative. Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle