Persecution Quotes

278 Persecution quotes by 233 unique authors

Stereotypes involving Christian identity, Christian persecution is so far back in history now that no one fears it being revived, unless you live in China,… — Gregg Easterbrook
Above all I ask leaders and legislators and the entire international community above all to confront the reality of those who have been displaced by… — Pope Francis
The proclamation of Jesus is not a veneer: the proclamation of Jesus goes straight to the bones, heart, goes deep within and change us. And… — Pope Francis
Legality alone is no guide for a moral people. There are many things in this world that have been, or are, legal but clearly immoral.… — Walter E. Williams
Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows in the… — Dwight L. Moody
Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world. — C. J. Mahaney
In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in his eye, 'Christians… — Billy Graham
Preaching, power, and persecution are all apart of who we are. — George O. Wood
The promise to the Church is a promise of persecution, if faithful in this world, but a promise of a great inheritance and reward hereafter. — C. I. Scofield
In Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history of Rome. — Will Durant
A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the… — Albert Einstein
If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have not in their… — Benjamin Franklin
Whatever the rationale, the suppression of unorthodox cancer therapies and the sustained persecution of their proponents by government and colleagues runs counter to freedom of… — Marilyn Ferguson
Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it. — Howard Mumford Jones
If power corrupts, the reverse is also true; persecution corrupts the victims though perhaps in subtler and more tragic ways. — Arthur Koestler
You know what, citizens? If you don't have a gun - I'm telling you as a Christian chaplain - sell your clothes, and buy a… — Gordon Klingenschmitt
Without self-knowledge you have no root in yourselves personally; you may endure for a time, but under affliction or persecution your faith will not last.… — John Henry Newman
Conformities are called for much more eagerly today than yesterday... skeptics, liberals, individuals with a taste for private life and their own inner standards of… — Isaiah Berlin
Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt. — Walter Bagehot
Afflictions, persecutions, imprisonments, and death, we must expect, according to the scriptures, which tell us that the blood of those whose souls were under the… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
History is the most dangerous product which the chemistry of the mind has concocted. Its properties are well known. It produces dreams and drunkenness. It… — Paul Valery
The Christians who engaged in infamous persecutions and shameful inquisitions were not evil men but misguided men. The churchmen who felt they had an edict… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A person can't brood over one mistake, or waste time feeling sorry for himself, or take on any sort of persecution complex. Today I realize… — Bart Starr
When the church encounters hardship, persecution, and suffering, then it is closest to its crucified Lord. Then there are fewer hypocrites and nominal believers among… — Gene Veith
I've been told that I am evil. I've been told that I am behind the persecution of millions of Americans. That I have encouraged hate… — Roger Ebert

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