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And indeed, no man has found his religion until he has found that for which he must sell his goods and his life.

— William Ernest Hocking The Meaning of God in Human Experience (1912)

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Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be hurt.

The Coming World Civilization (1956)

Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of it.

Present Status of the Philosophy of Law and of Rights (1926)

Principle I : Legal rights are presumptive rights.

Present Status of the Philosophy of Law and of Rights (1926)

For maturity is marked by the preference to be defeated rather than have a subjective success.

The Meaning of God in Human Experience (1912)

Man is the only animal that contemplates death, and also the only animal that shows any sign of doubt of its finality.

The Meaning of Immortality in Human Experience (1957)

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