“When great evils happen, I am in the habit of looking out for what good may arise from them as consolations to us, and Providence has in fact so established the order of things, as that most evils are the means of producing some good.” MayMeanFactsHappensOrderEvilHabitAriseProvidenceConsolation Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts
“The moral issues with which Marcus struggles would be, as he points out, unchanged whether the universe were mechanical and devoid of meaning or value or ruled by deity or Providence; whether the will were in fact free or determined; whether there were or were not a future life, or any even fugitive rewards and punishments at all.” FactsWould BeValuesUniverseMoralStruggleIssuesRewardsDeterminedPunishmentProvidenceDeitiesFugitiveFuture LifeMoral IssuesReward And Punishment Book:Classics Revisited Source: Classics Revisited