Sickened by vermin that feed, in the shade of the good, on envy, greed, and suspicion, by the snake-like hissing of venomous tongues that fear hate a… - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Sickened by vermin that feed, in the shade of the good, on envy, greed, and suspicion, by the snake-like hissing of venomous tongues that fear hate and revile the mystery of free thought and upright heart The spirit would cast aside all deceit, open his heart to the spirit he trusts, and unite with him freely as one.

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About Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and founding member of the Confessing Church.

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Alternative Names: Bonhoeffer • Dietrich Bonhoefer • Dieter Bonhoeffer • D. Bonhoeffer • D. Bonhoefer • Bonhoefer • Dietrich BONHOEFFER • Dietrich Bonhoffer • Dietrich Bonhöffer • Bonhoeffer, Dietrich • Bonhoefer, Dietrich • Bonhoffer, Dietrich • Bonhöffer, Dietrich
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The πξρισσον [extraordinary] never merges into the το αυτο [merely personal]. That was the fatal mistake of the false Protestant ethic which diluted Christian love into patriotism, loyalty to friends, and industriousness, which in short, perverted the better righteousness into justitia civilis.
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