Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
Fulton J. SheenRead
Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that communism ultimately strips away the humanity and individuality of people.
Fulton J. Sheen's quote implies that communism represents an extreme philosophical development where the individual becomes subsumed by collective ideology, leading to a loss of personal identity and humanity. In this view, the 'final logic' refers to the culmination of dehumanizing practices that prioritize the state or collective over individual rights and freedoms, highlighting the dangers of such ideology in society.
Themes
CommunismDehumanizationIndividualityIdeologyPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech on the dangers of totalitarian regimes, one might quote Sheen to caution against the loss of individual freedoms.
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