John C. Danforth Quotes

• Plenty of kind, decent, caring people have no religious beliefs, and they act out of the goodness of their hearts. Conversely, plenty of people who profess to be religious, even those who worship regularly, show no particular interest in the world beyond themselves.

  John C. Danforth

  Religious, Heart, Caring

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 186, September 19, 2006.

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• The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.

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  Voice, Conflict, Advocating

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• I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs....I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgivable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected.

  John C. Danforth

  Country, Money, Jobs

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• We are seekers of the truth, but we do not embody the truth. And in humility, we should recognize that the same can be said about our most ardent foes.

  John C. Danforth

  Humility, Should, Said

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 17, September 19, 2006.

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• We have a God-given commission, but it is not a commission to be self-righteous know-it-alls- quite the contrary. Our work in God's world begins with the acknowledgment that we are not God, and that our most bitter rivals are made in God's image.

  John C. Danforth

  Self, World, Rivals

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 166, September 19, 2006.

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• The old adage that polite conversation should not include talk of politics or religion is understandable because both subjects are so heavily laden with emotion that discussion can quickly turn to shouting. Blood is shed over politics, religion and the two in combination.

  John C. Danforth

  Blood, Two, Emotion

  "Faith and Politics: How the 'Moral Values' Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together". Book by John C. Danforth (p. 215), 2006.

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• The problem is not that Christians are conservative or liberal, but that some are so confident that their position is God's position that they become dismissive and intolerant toward others and divisive forces in our national life.

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  Christian, Conservative, Problem

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 10, September 19, 2006.

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• The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny.

  John C. Danforth

  Government, Banking, Pennies

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• The starting point is the recognition that throughout history, religion has been a cause of bloodshed, and it remains so today. Because religion has contributed to the world's problems, it must develop specific and practical ways to help solve those problems.

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  World, Today, Way

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 180, September 19, 2006.

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• The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But slow moving is not the same as immobile.

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  Moving, Government, Quality

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 154, September 19, 2006.

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• It is concern that precedes and inspires agendas, and survives when agendas fail, and it causes us to try again, always trying our best, never certain about our own judgment. It is knowing that God's purpose exceeds whatever we can put in an agenda.

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  Always Trying, Knowing, Inspire

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 189, September 19, 2006.

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• I think a lot of us share a fear that we and people we love will lose control of our own destinies at the end of life.

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  Destiny, Thinking, People

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 74, September 19, 2006.

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• When we vest our personal opinions with the trappings of religion, we make religion the servant of our politics.

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  Personal Opinions, Vests, Opinion

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 213, September 19, 2006.

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• I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.

  John C. Danforth

  Paris, Visitors, Visiting

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• Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

  John C. Danforth

  Japan, Should, Nations

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• Many, if not most, Americans can imagine a fate worse than death, and it is a seemingly interminable process of dying. For them, it is frightening that politicians can find ways to interject themselves into this sad process.

  John C. Danforth

  Fate, Dying, Way

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 72, September 19, 2006.

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• As a senator, I worried every day about the size of the federal deficit. I did not spend a single minute worrying about the effect of gays on the institution of marriage. Today it seems to be the other way around.

  John C. Danforth

  Gay, Worry, Today

  "In the Name of Politics" by John C. Danforth, www.nytimes.com. March 30, 2005.

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• In the Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, the former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland, and many other places in the world, religion has been so divisive that people have killed one another, believing they were doing the work of God.

  John C. Danforth

  Believe, World Religions, Yugoslavia

  "Faith and Politics". Book by John Danforth, p. 2, September 19, 2006.

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