Washington Ethical Society

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    “Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
    All of man’s infirmity!
    Then, from Thine eternal throne,
    Jesus, look with pitying eye.”
    —George Washington Doane (1799–1859)

    “There are two kinds of liberalism. A liberalism which is always, subterraneously authoritative and paternalistic, on the side of one’s good conscience. And then there is a liberalism which is more ethical than political; one would have to find another name for this. Something like a profound suspension of judgment.”
    —Roland Barthes (1915–1980)

    “In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.”
    —Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)