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Archbishop of Canterbury

Geoffrey Fisher, born on May 5, 1887, was a prominent figure in the Anglican Church in the United Kingdom. He served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961, playing a significant role in the church during the 20th century.

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Thinking Doe Use Church Goes On England Be Good Baptists Church Of England

Author:Geoffrey Fisher

“In one sense what may pass between the pope and myself may be trivialities. In another sense the fact of talking trivialities is itself a portent of great significance. But the pleasantries which we exchange may, as one church leader said, be pleasantries about profundities.”

May Said Facts Church Talking Leader Significance Pope Profundity Triviality Church Leaders Portents Pleasantries

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“There are only two kinds of people in the modern world who know what they are after. One, quite frankly, is the Communist. The other, equally frankly, is the convinced Christian. The rest of the world are amiable nonentities.”

People Knows World Kind Two Christian Modern Convinced Communist Modern World Amiable Nonentity

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“Until you know that life is interesting - and find it so - you haven't found your soul.”

Knows Life Soul Spiritual Life Is Found Interesting Havens My Soul Your Soul Spirit And Soul Spiritual Soul

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“In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.”

People Country Cities Loneliness Quiet Lonely Being Lonely Lonesome

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“In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.”

Men Sin Responsibility Crime Ought Ultimate Treated Civilized Civilized Society

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“When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target.”

Inspirational Moving Perfection Aim Target Perfectionism Perfectionist Way Of The Warrior Perfection And Imperfection

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“Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book.”

Knows Writing Mind Book Lasts Retirement Tempted Mundane Infirmity

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“Once you start, there is no end to who is to go in and who is to be left out.”

Ends Left Left Out

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“The longer I live, the more convinced I am that Christianity is one long shout of joy!”

Long Joy Christianity Convinced

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“There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes his choices and decisions-a realm of his own essential rights and liberties into which the law, generally speaking, must not intrude.”

Men Law Choices Decision Liberty Rights Essentials Men And Women Sacred Every Man Realms Privacy Right To Privacy Choices And Decisions

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“Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves the enemies of freedom. Countless people dare not say a thing because they know it will be picked up and made a song of by the press. That limits freedom.”

People Knows Made Song Speak Enemy Limits Presses Dare Freedom Of The Press

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“I hope that by going to visit the pope I have enabled everybody to see that the words Catholic and Protestant, as ordinarily used, are completely out of date. They are almost always used now purely for propaganda purposes. That is why so much trouble is caused by them.”

Used Purpose Trouble Catholic Propaganda Pope Protestants

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“My feelings are those of a schoolboy getting in sight of the holidays. Or more seriously, my feelings are perhaps those of a matador who has decided not to enter the bull ring.”

Feelings Decided Sight Rings Holiday Bulls Matadors

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“The long and distressing controversy over capital punishment is very unfair to anyone meditating murder.”

Long Murder Punishment Unfair Controversy Meditating Capital Punishment Distressing

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“I have asked myself once or twice lately what was my natural bent. I have no doubt at all: It is to look at each day for the evil of that day and have a go at it, and that is why I have never failed to have an acute interest in each morning's letters.”

Looks Evil Interest Natural Morning Doubt Letters No Doubt Each Day Bent

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About the Author

Born: May 5, 1887
Died: September 15, 1972
Known for: Archbishop of Canterbury
Quotes: 16

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