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Wayne Gilchrest: I think and I hope earnestly that this debate will result in a positive picture for the values of all Americans. But…

On the recordJuly 12, 1996
I think and I hope earnestly that this debate will result in a positive picture for the values of all Americans. But what I want to do is quote from two historical figures to show that none of us, none of us, have all the right answers to all the questions. The first one is a figure that changed Catholicism and evolved it into the Protestant movement, Martin Luther, in which he said, ``We are all weak and ignorant creatures trying to probe and understand the incomprehensible majesty of the unfathomable light of the wonder of God.'' He was saying each of us do not have all the answers. The second historical figure gave a sermon on the side of a mountain. He said, and I cannot repeat all of that sermon because there is not enough time, but I encourage people in the room and my colleagues to read the Sermon on the Mount and especially chapter 7 in Matthew which starts off, ``Judge not lest ye be judged.''
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Wayne Gilchrest
Maryland

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Discussing the importance of humility and understanding in debate.

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