“Sex and commerce are fine things, but man cannot live by Viagra and the Dow Jones alone. A life led collecting things and experiences in pursuit of happiness is not necessarily a bad life, but it's not a good life either. Too often, the Democrats act like the Party of Lust, and the Republicans the Party of Greed. Both are deadly sins that eat at the soul.” MenSoulSexSinPartyFineRepublicanDemocratGreedPursuitLustLive ByGood LifeCommercePursuit Of HappinessCollectingFine ThingsDeadly SinsViagraBad LifeCollecting ThingsDow Jones Book:Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots Source: Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots
“What happened to that man I was seven autumns ago? What happened to that country? Time heals, yes - and thank God the pain and terror of that time has abated, at least for most of us. In that sense time is a mercy. But time also obscures the life-giving truths we perceive in the light of the shadow of death. In that way, time is a curse.” MenWayGivingCountryLightPainHappenedShadowMercySevenTerrorHealPerceiveCurseAutumnThank GodTime HealsShadow Of Death Author:Rod Dreher
“Watch the speech. Really, watch: if this man gets his party's nomination, he's going to be the next president. By a landslide. And he is going to transform this country. If I were a Republican, I'd be very, very afraid. Oh wait, I am a Republican.” IfsMenCountryNextWaitingPresidentPartyWatchesRepublicanSpeechNominationsLandslides Author:Rod Dreher
“At some point in this death-penalty debate, the sanctity of innocent life demands that men and women of conservative conscience have to say: Enough.” MenEnoughDemandConscienceMen And WomenConservativeDebateInnocentPenaltiesDeath PenaltySanctityInnocent Life Author:Rod Dreher
“If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend towards ego-driven disharmony. Traditionalist conservatives know that absent the restraining hand of religion, tradition, or the state, there is nothing to prevent human beings from acting in ways contrary to their own best interests, or those of the community.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWayBelieveHumansStatesHandsLeftInterestCommunityReligiousHuman BeingsSinActingEgoTraditionOriginalsConservativeDrivenContraryDevicesFlawedAbsentIf You BelieveOriginal SinRestrainingDisharmony Author:Rod Dreher
