Quotes

In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. J. William Fulbright

Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. Henry David Thoreau, O Magazine, May 2004

We can only learn to love by loving. Iris Murdoch, O Magazine, February 2004

The first duty of love is to listen. Paul Tillich, O Magazine, February 2004

Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience. M. Scott Peck, O Magazine, February 2004

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. David Viscott, How to Live with Another Person, 1974

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon sand. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, O Magazine, February 2004

The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class. Aristotle, Politics