“The value of the things is not in themselves autonomously, but that God made them, and thus they deserve to be treated with high respect. The tree in the field is to be treated with respect. It is not to be romanticized as the old lady romanticizes her cat (that is, she reads human reactions into it). This is wrong because it is not true. When you drive the axe into the tree when you need firewood, you are not cutting down a person; you are cutting down a tree. But while we should not romanticize the tree, we must realize God made it and it deserves respect because He made is as a tree.” NeedsShouldHumansPersonsMadeValuesRealizingCuttingTreeFieldsDeserveCatReactionsForestsTreatedMade ItOld LadyFirewoodCutting Down Author:Francis Schaeffer
“I have never felt comfortable around people who talk about their feelings for Jesus, or any other deity for that matter, because they are usually none too bright... Or maybe "stupid" is a better way of saying it; but I have never seen much point in getting heavy with either stupid people or Jesus freaks, just as long as they don't bother me. In a world as weird and cruel as this one we have made for ourselves, I figure anybody who can find peace and personal happiness without ripping off somebody else deserves to be left alone. They will not inherit the earth, but then neither will I.” PeopleWorldWayLongMadeMatterFeelingsEarthJesusLeftFeltStupidFiguresComfortableDeserveHeavyBotherFreakDeitiesBetter WaysStupid PeopleFinding PeaceLeft AlonePersonal HappinessJesus Freak Book:The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time Source: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time
“I haven't decided if he deserved to eat bread made out of sticks or live in a rancid puddle, probably because I haven't made up my mind whether anyone deserves such treatment, though I suspect that the day a person gives up on the Geneva Conventions is the day a person gives up on the human race.” IfsGivingMindHumansPersonsMadeRaceHavensGiving UpDeserveDecidedSticksBreadHuman RaceTreatmentSuspectsConventionsPuddlesGenevaGeneva Convention Book:Assassination Vacation Source: Assassination Vacation
“The general election of 1983 has produced one important result that has passed virtually without comment in the media. It is that, for the first time since 1945, a political party with an openly socialist policy has received the support of over eight and a half million people. This is a remarkable development by any standards and it deserves some analysis ... the 1983 Labour manifesto commanded the loyalty of millions of voters and a democratic socialist bridge-head in public understanding and support can be made.” PeopleFirstsMadeImportantPoliticalUnderstandingResultsPartyHalfMillionsSupportMediaPolicyDevelopmentStandardsDeserveFirst TimeElectionDemocraticEightLoyaltyBridgesAnalysisLabourRemarkableVotersCommentSocialistPolitical PartiesManifestosGeneral Elections Author:Tony Benn
“Every libel, which is called famosus libellus, is made either against a private man, or against a public person. If it be against a private man, it deserves a severe punishment.” IfsMenPersonsMadeDeservePunishmentSevereLibel Author:Edward Coke