8 quotes
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
God in the Dock (1970)
As image and apprehension are in an organic unity, so, for a Christian, are human body and human soul.
God in the Dock (1970)
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.
God in the Dock (1994)
The victory of vivisection marks a great advance in the triumph of ruthless, non-moral utilitarianism over the old world of ethical law; a triumph in which we, as well as animals, are already the victims, and of which Dachau and Hiroshima mark the more recent achievements.
God in the Dock (1970)
I am to talk about Apologetics. Apologetics means of course Defence. The first question is — what do you propose to defend? Christianity, of course.
God in the Dock (1970)
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.
God in the Dock (1970)
To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.
God in the Dock (1948)
The standard of permanent Christianity must be kept clear in our minds and it is against that standard that we must test all contemporary thought. In fact, we must at all costs not move with the times.
God in the Dock (1970)