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Michael Novak Quotes

Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits Picture Quote #1

Sports is, somehow, a religion Picture Quote #1

Christians must be Jews. The truth of what we believe depends on the truth of Judaism, depends on the first covenant Picture Quote #1

In most of history, societies have not been free. It’s a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny Picture Quote #1

In God’s eyes, there’s not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God Picture Quote #1

Not all of those who cry ‘The poor, the poor!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven Picture Quote #1

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The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question Picture Quote #1

You’re a sovereign as a citizen. If you’re not involved in your government, you’re not doing your job. In the long run that’s very bad for the Republic Picture Quote #1

We talk about a civilization and love and we’re seeing it at the end. So many people around the world are - that whole electronic band that Dostoyevsky imagined of love around the world - that every contribution, every moment of love, every act of kindness feeds that and is like a reservoir for somebody in need to draw upon Picture Quote #1

You’re a sovereign as a citizen. If you’re not involved in your government, you’re not doing your job. In the long run that’s very bad for the Republic Picture Quote #1

The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question Picture Quote #1

Our Founders always wondered about how long it would last. The price of liberty is everlasting vigilance. You’ve got to be on your guard every minute or you will lose it Picture Quote #1

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Not all of those who cry “the poor, the poor! “ Will enter the kingdom of heaven Picture Quote #1

Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn Picture Quote #1

Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it’s one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal Picture Quote #1

In God’s eyes, there’s not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God Picture Quote #1

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord Picture Quote #1

Granted that I must die, how shall I live? Picture Quote #1

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To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia Picture Quote #1

Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice Picture Quote #1

Even rock stars are entitled to privacy Picture Quote #1

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work Picture Quote #1

If you’ve ever been in a position in your life where you just can’t take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that Picture Quote #1

Command by instinct is swifter, subtler, deeper, more accurate, more in touch with reality than command by conscious mind. The discovery takes one’s breath away Picture Quote #1

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To go into a competition and not strive to win is to be a dishonest competitor Picture Quote #1

I need not to be afraid of the void. The void is part of my person. I need to enter consciously into it. To try to escape from it is to try to live a lie. It is also to cease to be. My acceptance of despair and emptiness constitutes my being; to have the courage to accept despair is to be Picture Quote #1

Tradition lives because young people come along who catch its romance and add new glories to it Picture Quote #1

Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment is made possible through passionate concern for choice, in an atmosphere of social trust Picture Quote #1

The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth Picture Quote #1

Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures Picture Quote #1

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Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits (Michael Novak Quotes) Sports is, somehow, a religion (Michael Novak Quotes) Christians must be Jews. The truth of what we believe depends on the truth of Judaism, depends on the first covenant (Michael Novak Quotes) In most of history, societies have not been free. It’s a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny. (Michael Novak Quotes) In God’s eyes, there’s not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God. (Michael Novak Quotes) Not all of those who cry ‘The poor, the poor!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. (Michael Novak Quotes) The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question. (Michael Novak Quotes) You’re a sovereign as a citizen. If you’re not involved in your government, you’re not doing your job. In the long run that’s very bad for the Republic. (Michael Novak Quotes) We talk about a civilization and love and we’re seeing it at the end. So many people around the world are - that whole electronic band that Dostoyevsky imagined of love around the world - that every contribution, every moment of love, every act of kindness feeds that and is like a reservoir for somebody in need to draw upon (Michael Novak Quotes) You’re a sovereign as a citizen. If you’re not involved in your government, you’re not doing your job. In the long run that’s very bad for the Republic (Michael Novak Quotes) The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question (Michael Novak Quotes) Our Founders always wondered about how long it would last. The price of liberty is everlasting vigilance. You’ve got to be on your guard every minute or you will lose it (Michael Novak Quotes) Not all of those who cry “the poor, the poor! “ Will enter the kingdom of heaven (Michael Novak Quotes) Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn (Michael Novak Quotes) Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it’s one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal (Michael Novak Quotes) In God’s eyes, there’s not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God (Michael Novak Quotes) We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord (Michael Novak Quotes) Granted that I must die, how shall I live? (Michael Novak Quotes) To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia (Michael Novak Quotes) Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice (Michael Novak Quotes) Even rock stars are entitled to privacy (Michael Novak Quotes) Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work (Michael Novak Quotes) If you’ve ever been in a position in your life where you just can’t take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that (Michael Novak Quotes) Command by instinct is swifter, subtler, deeper, more accurate, more in touch with reality than command by conscious mind. The discovery takes one’s breath away (Michael Novak Quotes) To go into a competition and not strive to win is to be a dishonest competitor (Michael Novak Quotes) I need not to be afraid of the void. The void is part of my person. I need to enter consciously into it. To try to escape from it is to try to live a lie. It is also to cease to be. My acceptance of despair and emptiness constitutes my being; to have the courage to accept despair is to be (Michael Novak Quotes) Tradition lives because young people come along who catch its romance and add new glories to it (Michael Novak Quotes) Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment is made possible through passionate concern for choice, in an atmosphere of social trust (Michael Novak Quotes) The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth (Michael Novak Quotes) Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures (Michael Novak Quotes)

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