True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require of ourselves for the sake of another when we would rather be selfish; that, at least, is how I have taught myself to love my wife.
One sees a trend in our political and legal cultures toward treating religious beliefs as arbitrary and unimportant, a trend supported by a rhetoric … - Stephen L. Carter
One sees a trend in our political and legal cultures toward treating religious beliefs as arbitrary and unimportant, a trend supported by a rhetoric …
- Stephen L. Carter
We live today in a world in which nobody believes choices should have consequences. But may I tell you the great secret that our culture seeks to den… - Stephen L. Carter
We live today in a world in which nobody believes choices should have consequences. But may I tell you the great secret that our culture seeks to den…
In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. - Stephen L. Carter
In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.
Rumors chase the dead like flies, and we follow them with our prim noses. None of us are gossips, but we love listening to those who are. - Stephen L. Carter
Rumors chase the dead like flies, and we follow them with our prim noses. None of us are gossips, but we love listening to those who are.
More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substan… - Stephen L. Carter
More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substan…
We often ask our citizens to split their public and private selves, telling them in effect that it is fine to be religious in private, but there is s… - Stephen L. Carter
We often ask our citizens to split their public and private selves, telling them in effect that it is fine to be religious in private, but there is s…
When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution. - Stephen L. Carter
When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.
True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require o… - Stephen L. Carter
True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require o…
To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing. - Stephen L. Carter
To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing.
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