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Embrace the fruit, reject the tree

The nineteenth century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche shrewdly observed that in his day the bourgeois elites of Europe wanted the fruit of Christianity (i.e., moral culture) without the tree itself (i.e., the actual doctrine and practice).

Author Greg RavenPosted on July 26, 2011November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories religionTags Michael Horton

“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” — George Jacob Holyoake

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