“Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. Given the premise, and this is fundamental, that the mercy of God is limitless for those who turn to him with a sincere and contrite heart, the issue for the unbeliever lies in obeying his or her conscience.” IfsFirstsBelieveHeartChristianLyingTurnsAsksLimitsConscienceMercyFundamentalsForgivingAsk MeSincereBelieve In GodPremisesObeyingMercy Of God Author:Pope Francis
“L'absurde est la notion essentielle et la premie' re ve? rite? . The absurd is the fundamental idea and the first truth.” FirstsIdeasFundamentalsNotionAbsurdAbsurdityRite Author:Albert Camus
“It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the most important things in the study of painting. They are the fundamentals of all painting.” FirstsLongImportantHardSimpleStudyStudentsPaintingRelationFundamentalsImportant ThingsSpotsRealization Author:Charles Webster Hawthorne
“Conservation of our resources is the fundamental question before this nation, and that our first and greatest task is to set our house in order and begin to live within our means.” FirstsMeanOrderHouseNationsResourcesTasksFundamentalsConservativeConservation Book:Presidential addresses and state papers Source: Presidential addresses and state papers
“Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging the evil will rarely be at a loss for other pretexts.” FirstsEvilLossLibertyPrinciplesFailingDangerousFundamentalsTemporaryPretextFundamental PrinciplesDeviationProlonging Book:Selected Writings of James Madison Source: Selected Writings of James Madison
“The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment. The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security.” ShouldFirstsRealGovernmentLawSecretSecurityMilitaryFundamentalsExpensesBroadsAmendmentsRepresentativesVagueFirst AmendmentDiplomaticGeneralitiesGuardingRepresentative Government Author:Hugo Black