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"Greatest & first of a man's lies are usually those he tells about himself. Hitler could not have forced the "big lie" technique down the throat of Germany if he had not began by lying about the goodness & wisdom of Hitler...Well for us if only great men could be great hypocrites, but unfortunately this sort of greatness is possible to us all"
— Jan 22, 2026 12:18AM
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W.R. Gingell
is on page 110 of 142
"The road to Calvary was lined with many of us whited sepulchers--with scribes who claimed knowledge they had not, and pharisees who claimed holiness they had not...Denunciations of lying have been loud & frequent...and yet we all know the meaning of the words "pious fraud". From the beginning, the devil has loved to tempt the devout to lie for the sake of their good cause--and thereby make it a bad one."
— Jan 22, 2026 12:14AM
W.R. Gingell
is on page 105 of 142
"Have we got a society riddled with theft? There are two good places to look for the answer--in the headlines and in our hearts. We recognise that dishonesty seems to be a commonplace in our political life; and...we usually accept thieves in high places as inevitable...but what about the thief in the mirror? the dishonesty privately lurking in...us, without which our public dishonesty could hardly exist for long"
— Jan 22, 2026 12:12AM
W.R. Gingell
is on page 100 of 142
the chapter on "thou shalt not commit adultery" was full of small, thoughtful things, but what i mostly took out of it was how much Lewis was on Joy's mind
in this, the chapter where she's discussing marriage, remarriage & the christian ideas & ideals of both, she quotes lewis at least three times, which i find adorable. yes girl, i see the unconscious shifting of the mind toward lewis when you consider marriage ^-^
— Jan 18, 2026 04:10AM
in this, the chapter where she's discussing marriage, remarriage & the christian ideas & ideals of both, she quotes lewis at least three times, which i find adorable. yes girl, i see the unconscious shifting of the mind toward lewis when you consider marriage ^-^
W.R. Gingell
is on page 85 of 142
"They dreamed of revenge...a prince of war, who would smash the enemies they could not smash for themselves. Blind with hatred...even their law...had become corrupted into pointless rituals...a reassurance that they were indeed different from other people, a true super race.
What did he tell them, those bitter brooding men?
...that they must forgive their enemies!"
— Jan 10, 2026 11:17PM
What did he tell them, those bitter brooding men?
...that they must forgive their enemies!"
