Bible Quote by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

“Modern man is a hard driven nomad without any stability, not (as the Bible has it) a wanderer or a pilgrim, but a refugee-an escapist. Instead of meditation and reflection there is only speed, fear and “distraction.”

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

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