“In spite of its glowing talk about the welfare of the masses, Communism's methods and philosophy strip man of his dignity and worth, leaving him as little more than a depersonalized cog in the ever-turning wheel of the state.” MenLittlesStatesPhilosophyMassDignityMethodLeavingCommunismWelfareWheelsSpiteGlowingCogsLeaving Him Book:I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr Source: I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr
“Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and far from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Ionia.” ThinkingMenMayLittlesHas BeensPhilosophyPastForceGrowsVirtueMy FriendsGainsDignityBraverySensesRuinsAssociationIndifferentMarathonPietyEnviedFrigid Author:Samuel Johnson
“Consequently, theories of evolution which, in accordance with the philosophies inspiring them, consider the mind as emerging from the forces of living matter, or as a mere epiphenomenon of this matter, are incompatible with the truth about man. Nor are they able to ground the dignity of the person.” MenMindPersonsMatterPhilosophyAbleForceTheoryEvolutionDignityMereScaryEmergingTheory Of Evolution Author:Pope John Paul II
“What we also need to have a discussion on the philosophy of art: so we must ask what is it that we want in the first place? Is it just about saying and doing whatever you want, or is it about something more? We should let the artist be free, but we must also question how exactly he deals with freedom. Is it arts for elevation or arts for destruction? Is there dignity in the process?” WantNeedsShouldFirstsArtPhilosophyArtistAsksProcessDealsDignityDestructionDiscussionElevationSaying And Doing Author:Tariq Ramadan