10 quotes
Religion always is and always has been at the root of every world-movement.
The Dawn of All (1911)
Man must have liberty — he was made for it; but what liberty would that be which he has not learned to use?
The Dawn of All (1911)
Honors and privileges are worth nothing if every one has them. If we all wore crowns, the kings would go bareheaded.
The Dawn of All (1911)
You see, when competition ceases, effort ceases. Human nature is human nature, after all. The Socialists forgot that.
The Dawn of All (1911)
A great deal depends on the temper of the court. Facts depend for their interpretation upon the point of view.
The Dawn of All (1911)
So long as there is Sin in the world, so long must there be Penance.
The Dawn of All (1911)
Democracy doesn't give the Average Man any real power at all. It swamps him among, under his friends — that is to say, it kills his individuality; and his individuality is the one thing he has which is worth anything.
The Dawn of All (1911)
The State can only give for economic reasons, however conscientious and individually charitable statesmen may be; while the Church gives for the Love of God, and the Love of God never yet destroyed any man's self-respect.
The Dawn of All (1911)
Remember human nature, Monsignor. After all, it was only intense self-importance that used to make men say that they were independent of exterior beauty. It's far more natural and simple to like beauty. Every child does, after all.
The Dawn of All (1911)
There is no such thing, of course, really as Irreligion — except by a purely conventional use of the word: the 'irreligious' man is one who has made up his mind either that there is no future world, or that it is so remote, as regards effectivity, as to have no bearing upon this. And that is a religion — at least it is a dogmatic creed — as much as any other.
The Dawn of All (1911)