“Christianity answered a need ancient polytheism could not satisfy; it gave misery meaning and value. By taking suffering out of the realm of blind chance, Christianity imposed a responsibility on those who inflicted it.”
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“Do I wish to keep up with the times? No.”
― Feminism, the body, and the machine.: An article from: Cross Currents
― Feminism, the body, and the machine.: An article from: Cross Currents
“It is very seldom that events stand still for long, and the paradox is that the past is nearly as opaque as the future.”
― Politics: A Very Short Introduction
― Politics: A Very Short Introduction
“What are kingdoms without justice, but great robberies? asked St Augustine”
― Politics: A Very Short Introduction
― Politics: A Very Short Introduction
“Partisans of revolution, reform and counter-revolution think they have left religion behind, when all they have done is renew it in shapes they fail to recognize.”
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CHM’s 2025 Year in Books
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