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Church has a duty to form the human heart in God’s truth
Over the past few years, as I’ve talked about Catholics and the obligations of citizenship, two quotations have always guided my thinking.
The first is from the French writer Charles Péguy. Péguy once said that “Freedom is a system based on courage.”
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The second quotation is from the philosopher Henri Bergson. Bergson once wrote that, “The motive power of democracy is love.” For democracy to work, it needs to be powered by something more than the sum of everybody’s opinions and appetites.
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Over the past few years, as I’ve talked about Catholics and the obligations of citizenship, two quotations have always guided my thinking.
The first is from the French writer Charles Péguy. Péguy once said that “Freedom is a system based on courage.”
…
The second quotation is from the philosopher Henri Bergson. Bergson once wrote that, “The motive power of democracy is love.” For democracy to work, it needs to be powered by something more than the sum of everybody’s opinions and appetites.
more