[…] the foundation not only of our title to the territory of Oregon, but the foundation of all human title to all human possession’ ” (p. 214). To many Americans, the Spanish–American War had more […]
[…] experience of every person with cancer, but people are often uncomfortable with and shy away from these human emotions, which seem like admissions of weakness. Latter–day Saints in particular often believe that a person […]
[…] Smith himself, knew in his soul that revealed truth—final, full, and absolute—could never compromise or co–exist with human dogmas or systems. It would prevail over them and within the lifetime of the believer sweep […]
[…] these made the house sacred, for nothing on the face of the earth sanctifies more surely than human love. I remember a supper on a summer evening before my father’s death. I was perhaps […]
[…] in my life, I freely accept, as an American citizen, responsibility for a war and the terrible human suffering that is its inevitable handmaiden (1991, 74). If loyalty to country is a moral latitude, […]
[…] enemy to another. Like the Big Lie, the credibility of a Big Switch depends on successfully manipulating human nature. It seems to be the nature of humans that, once they have gained some power, […]
[…] a virtual impossibility, she decided to go by plane. Marie is a quick observer and master of human behavior. Where she learned this unusual capacity is hard for me to say. She can out–bargain […]
[…] death. I can never understand it, and reconciliation to it as a reality requires more than the human powers I possess. 28 January 1991 The worst thing to think of is the unfinished things: […]
[…] / It is Margaret you mourn for (1979, 86). Like Hopkins, Williams uses nature as image for human blight, plight, and sorrow—as reflective of self sorrow. “But this time I was not crying for […]
[…] abilities and everyone receives according to their needs. The Saints in Orderville tried to live selflessly, despite human foibles. I still remember the closing scene: After eleven years Brigham Young has stopped the experiment […]