It is an act of evil to accept the state of evil as either … - Abraham Joshua Heschel

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It is an act of evil to accept the state of evil as either inevitable or final.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Abraham Joshua Heschel l (11 January 1907 – 23 December 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi, considered by many to be one of the most significant Jewish theologians of the 20th century.

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