"There are many strengths in modern society, but……" — Richard Holloway
"There are many strengths in modern society, but one of its weaknesses is the breakdown of many of the old structures and networks that supported people in times of crisis and need. Whenever we lose a strengthening element in society, we need to replace it with alternative systems as quickly as possible. Befriending schemes are a crucial part of this process, because they fill the gap that social erosion has left in the lives of so many vulnerable people."
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Richard Holloway
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9 Quotes by Richard Holloway
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Meditation on the majestic energyof the universe should increase our love for humanity, should widen, not narrow, our hearts.
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The institutions that claim to represent God, when they are not ignored altogether, are treated like other human institutions that…
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God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble…
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The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless.
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Religion is the most powerful alternative to God.
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Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also…
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When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience.
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When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of 'Time,' it is already out of fashion.
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