“People do not avoid the Bible because it is difficult to understand as much as because what they understand condemns their conscience and throws light on dark corners in their lives which they prefer to keep dark.” PeopleLightDifficultDarkConscienceCorners Author:R.J. Rushdoony
“There can be no good character in civil government if there is none in the people. You cannot make a good omelet with bad eggs.” PeopleIfsCharacterGovernmentIntegrityMetaphorEggsTheologianGood CharacterOmelets Author:R.J. Rushdoony
“Biblical law permits voluntary slavery because it recognizes that some people are not able to maintain a position of independence . . . The law is humane and also unsentimental. It recognizes that some people are by nature slaves and will always be so.” PeopleAbleLawReligionPositionIndependenceSlaverySlavePermitBiblicalHumane Author:R.J. Rushdoony