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“Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with theirs.”

Source: The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill

“The culture industry perpetually cheats its consumers of what it perpetually promises. The promissory note which, with its plots and staging, it draws on pleasure is endlessly prolonged; the promise, which is actually all the spectacle consists of, is illusory: all it actually confirms is that the real point will never be reached, that the diner must be satisfied with the menu.”

Real Culture Pleasure Industry Promise Draws Notes Satisfied Consumers Plot Cheat Illusory Menus Diners Staging

Book:Dialectic of Enlightenment

Source: Dialectic of Enlightenment

“It is incumbent on us diligently to remember that the kingdom of heaven was promised to the poor in spirit, and that minds afflicted by calamity and the contempt of mankind cheerfully listen to the divine promise of future happiness; while, on the contrary, the fortunate are satisfied with the possession of this world; and the wise abuse in doubt and dispute their vain superiority of reason and knowledge.”

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. No one sins out of duty. We sin because it holds out some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us until we believe that God is more to be desired than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Which means that the power of sin's promise is broken by the power of God's.”

Believe Heart Mean Sin Duty Broken Promise Satisfied Power Of God Psalms

Book:Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

Source: Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

“Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. No one sins out of duty. We sin because it holds out some promise of happiness.”

Heart Sin Duty Promise Satisfied

Book:Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

Source: Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God