Categorical imperative Quote by Elisabeth Elliot

“God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.” quote by Elisabeth Elliot — Download Open image

“God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.”

Elisabeth Elliot

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A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.

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“Silence, silence.’ All the air of the fourteenth floor was sibilant with the categorical imperative. Fifty”

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