“Not until he acquires European manners does the American anarchist become the gentleman who assures you that people cannot be mademoral by Act of Parliament (the truth being that it is only by Acts of Parliament that men in large communities can be made moral, even when they want to).” PeopleMenWantDoeMadeLawCommunityMoralTruth IsMannersGentlemanAcquireParliamentAnarchist Author:George Bernard Shaw
“Thanksgiving isn't the only thing that has changed. This makes it reassuring somehow to go through the same ritual with the people you're connected to. I guess the truth is, it all boils down to family. Right?” PeopleCommunityChangedTruth IsUnityConnectedRitualReassuring Author:Diane Keaton
“The truth is the justice system does need review, there are troubling questions that need to be answered, law enforcement needs to respect the community and the community needs to respect law enforcement.” NeedsDoeLawCommunityJusticeTruth IsReviewsLaw EnforcementEnforcementJustice System Author:Mario Cuomo
“No truth is more clearly taught in the Volume of Inspiration, nor any more fully demonstrated by the experience of all ages, than that a deep sense and a due acknowledgment of the governing providence of a Supreme Being and the accountableness of men to Him as the searcher of hearts and righteous distributor of rewards and punishments are conducive equally to the happiness and rectitude of individuals and to the well being of communities.” MenWellsHeartInspirationAgeIndividualCommunityTaughtTruth IsRewardsDuesSupremePunishmentWell BeingRighteousProvidenceVolumeGoverningAcknowledgmentSupreme BeingDistributorsSearchersRectitudeReward And Punishment Book:The Works of John Adams Vol. 9: Letters and State Papers 1799 - 1811 Source: The Works of John Adams Vol. 9: Letters and State Papers 1799 - 1811
“What is left that only the family can do? According to the new economy - nothing. The leading view today is 'It Takes a Village,' that even love can be outsourced to teachers, coaches, clubs and mentors. The truth is that it does take a village, a community, but a community of families working, playing, cooperating and facing obstacles together, not a community of government institutions.” DoeGovernmentTodayTogetherLeftCan DoCommunityViewsEconomyTeacherTruth IsInstitutionsClubsObstaclesCoachesVillageMentorCooperatingOutsourcedIt Takes A Village Author:Oliver DeMille
“An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give. Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when doctrinal truth is elevated to the position of a false god. This occurs when people rely on the rightness of their doctrine for their standing with God rather than on God himself and his grace. It is a subtly but deadly mistake. The sign that you have slipped into this form of self-justification is that you become what the book of Proverbs calls a 'scoffer'.” PeopleGivingLooksBookSelfFormCommunityReligiousMistakeGracePositionTruth IsStandingFunctionDoctrineRelyIdolsJustificationIdolatryFalse GodsSelf JustificationReligious CommunityScoffers Author:Timothy Keller
“Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness.” PeopleNamesChristCommunitySecretConsciousnessChristianityBuddhismTruth IsEnlightenmentBreathsPropertyDepthAwakeningGoodwill Author:Jean Leloup