A minimum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue.

Patrice Lumumba

Congo, My Country

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Topic

Moral theory

Author

Patrice Lumumba

Source

Congo, My Country

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Anti-colonial activist National leader Politician

From

Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lumumba, Patrice. Congo, My Country. Praeger, 1962, ch. 3.

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Loss of innocence Growing up
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Peter, Paul and Mary
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world.

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Moral theory
Source
The Talmud
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
Hebrew
Time
200 200s 3rd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Talmud. Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4:9:1.

Current Citation

The Talmud: A Selection, translated by Norman Solomon. Penguin Classics, 2009, Fourth Order Neziqin, Fourth Tractate Sanhedrin (The Court) 4:9:1.