Robert P. George Professions : Law professorBorn : July 10, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Robert P. George According to the classic liberal-arts ideal, learning promises liberation, but it is not liberation from demanding moral ideals and social norms, or liberation to act on our desires-it is, rather, liberation from slavery to those desires, from slavery to self. Robert P. George selfpromiseart We live at a time that is notable for the polemical nature of discussions about identity, consciousness, rationality, agency, memory, and feeling. 'New atheists' and reductive materialists conduct gladiatorial debates against defenders of faith and enemies of reductionism. Lots of heat is produced, but, alas, little light is shed. How marvelous it is, then, to see this fine new book by Lenn E. Goodman and Gregory Caramenico. Here is a learned, illuminating, and decidedly non-polemical treatment of the classic questions of soul, mind, and brain-an exemplary work of scholarship. Robert P. George atheistmemoriesbook The idea of a judgment of history is secularism's vain, meaningless, hopeless, pathetic attempt to devise a substitute for what the great Abrahamic traditions of faith know is the final judgment of almighty God, who is not an impersonal force. History is not God. God is God. History is not our judge. God is our Judge. Robert P. George finalsjudgingideas What the Tea Parties are standing for is constitutional principle. It's not fundamentally about tax rates or whether to have a consumption tax or an income tax. It's about adherence to Constitution and the principle of limited government. Robert P. George partygovernmenttea Jesus said that when confronted with Caesar's coin, to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's but unto God what is God's. Robert P. George coinssaidjesus We don't seek to destroy our enemies. After all, Jesus taught that our love must extend even to enemies. It's a remarkable teaching. Not to destroy enemies, but to convert hearts, to win people over to the cause of justice. Robert P. George teachingheartjesus Although both my grandfathers encountered ethnic prejudice, they viewed this as an aberration-a failure of some Americans to live up to the nation's ideals. It did not dawn on them to blame the bad behavior of some Americans on America itself. Robert P. George dawngrandfatheramerica There comes a point at which a law can be so unjust it is necessary openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the consequences to refuse to comply with a greatly unjust law. Robert P. George unjustacceptinglaw The real future of America, the best future for ourselves and our children, is to go back in the direction of limited government restrained by the Constitution. Robert P. George governmentrealchildren Similar Authors Ann Althouse law-professor Bernardine Dohrn law-professor Derrick Bell law-professor Daniel J. Solove law-professor Glenn Reynolds law-professor Eben Moglen law-professorAll Authors
