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Page 15
... rules . My attitude , however , is not really one of hos- tility to moral rules ; it is essentially that expressed by Saint Paul in the famous passage on charity . I do not always find myself in agreement with that apostle , but on this ...
... rules . My attitude , however , is not really one of hos- tility to moral rules ; it is essentially that expressed by Saint Paul in the famous passage on charity . I do not always find myself in agreement with that apostle , but on this ...
Page 101
... rules overboard too , with- out being able to find new ones . Thus they lose their mental balance , their foothold on life . Their moral and social ideas fall prey to the winds , or disappear in the melting pot . This state of things ...
... rules overboard too , with- out being able to find new ones . Thus they lose their mental balance , their foothold on life . Their moral and social ideas fall prey to the winds , or disappear in the melting pot . This state of things ...
Page 102
... rules are not commands which have to be obeyed through fear - the lowest instinct in man - but they are good in themselves , because their observance furthers the welfare of men in this life , and has nothing to do with the egotistical ...
... rules are not commands which have to be obeyed through fear - the lowest instinct in man - but they are good in themselves , because their observance furthers the welfare of men in this life , and has nothing to do with the egotistical ...
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