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What was the secret to their extreme piety? Philo offered an explanation. “Having first laid down self-control as a foundation for the soul,” he wrote, “they build the other virtues on it.”3
“There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.”
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“But we must accept one central truth and responsibility as participants in a democracy: Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”
― Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
― Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
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