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Quotes from The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism — Dennis Prager

born 1948 United States

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A person whose conduct consists of not hurting anyone is not good; such a person is merely not bad. To be a good person involves the active pursuit of good. It is not enough merely to refrain from hurting other human beings; one must intercede on their behalf.

The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (1986)

Nor is it enough to refrain from personally performing an injustice, for in order to be good one must seek out and rectify injustices performed by others.

The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (1986)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dennis Prager (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.