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“My political opinions lean more and more to anarchy. The most improper job of any man, even saints, is bossing other men. There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power stations. I hope that, encouraged now as patriotism, may remain a habit.”

Men May Jobs Political Opinion Growing Habit Saint Spots Stations Anarchy Factories Political Opinions Disgruntled

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“It is no more effort for a man to be a saint than to be a sinner; it becomes a mere matter of habit.”

Men Matter Effort Habit Mere Saint Sinner

Book:Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

Source: Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

“Orthodox Christians have the habit of claiming all great men, all men who have held important positions, men of reputation, men of wealth. As soon as the funeral is over clergymen begin to relate imaginary conversations with the deceased, and in a very little while the great man is changed to a Christian - possibly to a saint.”

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve the habits necessary to learn the story of God.”

People Stories Community Habit Saint Preserves Unfaithful

Book:Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology

Source: Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology