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Quotes from The Concept of Religion in the System of Philosophy — Hermann Cohen

1842–1918 Germany

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The God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love.

The Concept of Religion in the System of Philosophy (1915)

In this light the God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love.

The Concept of Religion in the System of Philosophy (1915)

Worm that I am, consumed by passion, cast as bait for selfishness, I must nonetheless love humanity. If I can do this, and insofar as I can do this, I can also love God.

The Concept of Religion in the System of Philosophy (1915)

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