“The most threatening danger of our times is prejudice, the most urgent need is for good will, not as a pious article of faith, but as a specific and concrete act.” On January 14, 1962, …
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In a dictatorship, thinking is not only unnecessary, it is a handicap….
“In a dictatorship, thinking is not only unnecessary, it is a handicap, it can lead to a criticism of men in power. But a democracy depends wholly upon a citizenry that can distinguish propaganda from fact, prejudice from reality.”
Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “Religion and Communism in the Public Schools,” broadcast January 7, 1962
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Religion and Communism in the Public Schools
“It is an irony and a paradox that people who fear government authority want to use it in areas where it does not and should not belong.” If you only read the title of Rabbi …
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In the Face of Fear
“The answer to fear is courage. Our question is how can we find such courage to meet the fears of our lives.” In his sermon of December 24, 1961, “In the Face of Fear,” Rabbi …