The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
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Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.
We know the ideal isn't where the action is.
Christianity is not some ideal toward which we ought always to strive even though the ideal is out of reach. Christianity is not a series of slogans that sum up our beliefs.
If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.
True idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake.
Idealism is no good. Any concrete dedication to an abstract condition results in unpleasant things like wars.
If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.
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