Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

George Santayana

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Topic

Religion Dignity Grace The human condition

Author

George Santayana

Source

Dialogues in Limbo

Medium

Dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Santayana, George. Dialogues in Limbo. Constable and Co. Ltd., 1925, ch. 5.

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The law must be stable, and yet it cannot stand still.

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Legal theory Law
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Roscoe Pound
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1921 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Pound, Roscoe. Lecture delivered before Trinity College. Lent Term, 1922, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, UK.

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Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Topic
Freedom Liberation The human condition

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
The Social Contract
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1762 1760s 18th century
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Du contrat social ou Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract or Principles of Political Law]. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey, 1762, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Of the Social Contract." Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings, translated by Quintin Hoare. Penguin Classics, 2012, bk. 1, ch. 1.