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Faustus, who embraced evil and shunned righteousness, became the foremost symbol of the misuse of free will, that sublime gift from God with its inherent opportunity to choose virtue and reject iniquity. “What shall a man gain if he has the whole world and lose his soul,” (Matt. 16: v. 26) - but for a notorious name, the ethereal shadow of a career, and a brief life of fleeting pleasure with no true peace? This was the blackest and most captivating tragedy of all, few could have remained indiffe
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― Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World, Vol. 1
― Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World, Vol. 1
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Prometheans are always seeking the power of the gods. They are the supreme creators, the Cosmic Engineers. They are the restless Faustians who are never satisfied ... It’s time for new gods. We ourselves shall create them. That’s what Prometheans and Faustians do.
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― Social Capitalism: Against Mammonism
― Social Capitalism: Against Mammonism
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