Portiuncula Foundation Quotes & Sayings

In a democracy, there is no check against despotism, because the principle of democracy is supposed to be itself a check. But it guarantees only that the majority will not be despotically ruled. — B.F. Skinner

Morality is only moral when it is voluntary. — Lincoln Steffens

Their devotion had never been put to any serious test, and might not have withstood one; their love for God was based in their satisfaction with the status quo. — Ted Chiang

The mind, whatever else it is, is a constant of everyone's experience, and, in more ways than we know, the creator of the reality that we live within ... Nothing is more essential to us. — Marilynne Robinson

True love BLOOMS when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. — Jeffrey R. Holland

You and your sister are very dear to each other. To show your regard, you give each other lovely bouquets of lies. — Holly Black