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“For the very first time in history, a purely secular State arose, which abandoned and set aside the divine guarantee and the divine ordering of the political sector, considering them a mythological world view, and it declared God himself to be a private affair, that did not play a role in public life or the formation of the popular will. The latter was seen now solely as a matter of reason, by which God did not appear to be clearly knowable; religion and faith in God belonged to the realm of feelings and not to that of reason. God and his will ceased to be relevant in public life.”
― Pope Benedict XVI, Western Culture Today and Tomorrow: Addressing Fundamental Issues

“Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible result well at the same time, letting them know they did it themselves.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”
― John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

“Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence.”
― Josef Pieper, Leisure: The Basis of Culture