Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Well Said: Most People

I'm still away from the blog but here's something good from my quote journal, recently encountered as I begin my personal reading challenges.
In most cases, people, even wicked people, are far more naive and simple-hearted than one generally assumes. And so are we.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Posted by Julie D. at 9:54 AM
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1 brave one(s) among us:

Athanasius contra mundum said...

There's some truth to that. Most people that we consider evil were pursuing what they considered to be the higher good. That's not to justify them or to call what they did good.

8:09 AM

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