As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.
Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.
I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.
I firmly believe that our salvation depends on the poor.
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us - to see Christ in him.
Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.
Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.
Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily.
Certainly we disagree with the Communist Party, as we disagree with other political parties who are trying to maintain the American way of life.
First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.
Together with the Works of Mercy, feeding, clothing and sheltering our brothers, we must indoctrinate.
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.
Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?