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Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
Dorothy Day
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Dorothy Day
Age: 83 †
Born: 1897
Born: November 8
Died: 1980
Died: November 29
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What we would like to do is change the world...by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, of the poor, of the destitute. We can throw our pebble in the pond and be confident that its ever widening circle will reach around the world.
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People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.
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I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.
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The saying of Vatican II is above all, 'Conscience is supreme.'
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You see I'm such a fool that I'm never afraid of appearing foolish.
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I think anarchy is natural to the Catholic. The Church is pretty anarchistic, you know. Who pays attention to the Pope or the Cardinals?
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Common sense in religion is rare, and we are too often trying to be heroic instead of just ordinarily good and kind.
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I think that just as we're in the nuclear era we're also in an era of non-violence. It's undefeatable.
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We must recognize the fact that many Nazis, Marxists and Fascists believe passionately in their fundamental rightness, and allow nothing to hinder them from their goal in the pursuit of their mission.
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With prayer, one can go on cheerfully and even happily. Without prayer, how grim a journey!
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