“Of all ennobling sentiments, patriotism may be the most easily manipulated. On the one hand, it gives powerful expression to what is best in a nation's character: a commitment to principle, a willingness to sacrifice, a devotion to the community by the choice of the individual. But among its toxic fruits are intolerance, belligerence and blind obedience, perhaps because it blooms most luxuriantly during times of war.” GivingMayWarCharacterHandsChoicesIndividualNationsCommunityPowerfulPrinciplesSacrificeExpressionCommitmentBlindFruitDevotionObediencePatriotismWillingnessSentimentsToxicIntoleranceBlind ObedienceWillingness To SacrificeBelligerence Author:Nancy Gibbs
“Kindliness, friendliness, the courtesy of the heart, are ever-flowing streams of non egoistic impulses, and have given far more powerful assistance to culture than even those much more famous demonstrations which are called pity, mercy, and self-sacrifice.” HeartSelfCultureGivenPowerfulSacrificeMercyPityImpulseStreamsAssistanceCourtesyDemonstrationSelf SacrificeFriendlinessKindliness Book:Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two
“The heart that delights in God and longs only to see His glory advance will seldom be conscious of sacrifice. God in His wisdom asks that we first love Him and then live in keeping with that core value. He does not want His people to think of what they do as sacrificial, even though from the world's point of view it may be just that. Gratitude for grace of God will always be found near the center of the Biblical Christian's most powerful motivations.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantFirstsHeartMayDoeChristianMotivationValuesAsksFoundViewsPowerfulGraceSacrificeGratitudeGloryConsciousDelightPoint Of ViewCoreGods WillMost PowerfulBiblicalFirst LoveGrace Of GodCore Values Author:Max Anders
“Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.” StatesGovernmentLawChoicesFearPowerfulSacrificeSecurityCitizensWeaponsProtectionPsychologicalRule Of LawPowerful Government Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Recently I reviewed the history of many missionaries and found a powerful correlation between exceptional missionaries and mothers who chose to remain home, often at great financial and personal sacrifice...They reflect honor to mothers who sacrificed to remain home for their children's benefit.” ChildrenHomeMotherFoundPowerfulSacrificeHonorBenefitsFinancialMotherhoodExceptionalCorrelationPersonal SacrificeGreat Financial Author:Richard G. Scott