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Murder in the Cathedral
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"Murder in the Cathedral" Quotes

The Archbishop of Canterbury grapples with the moral and political consequences of standing up to a tyrannical king.

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The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

T.S. Eliot

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The moment of the rose and the moment of the yew-tree are of equal duration.

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The poor in a world of our making. Who cannot let the poor be.

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povertycompassionsociety

We do not know very much and we do not know for long.

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knowledgeuncertaintylife

The true life is not reducible to words spoken or written, not by anyone, ever.

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All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance.

T.S. Eliot

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The last act is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

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We do not know very much, and we do not know for long.

T.S. Eliot

knowledgeuncertaintylife

Unnatural vices are fathered by our heroism.

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The biggest sin is to think that you are above God's law.

T.S. Eliot

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