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The true Church of Christ is in heaven; and the members of the earthly society can but try in a human, blundering way, to act with decency and justice.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The true Church of Christ is in heaven; and the members of the earthly society can but try in a human, blundering way…”
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Laski presents the idea that the true essence of the Church exists in heaven, not on earth.
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It has been the historic character of persecution always to degrade the persecutor and to strengthen the persecuted by drawing attention to their claims.
To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if, indeed, an ultimate, validation of the truth they contain.
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