William Sloane Coffin Quotes - Page 2
Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.
William Sloane Coffin (1977). “Once to Every Man: A Memoir”, Atheneum Books
It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.
William Sloane Coffin (2012). “The Heart Is a Little to the Left: Essays on Public Morality”, p.62, UPNE
William Sloane Coffin (2008). “The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years”, p.551, Westminster John Knox Press
William Sloane Coffin “A Passion for the Possible”, Westminster John Knox Press
William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.7, Westminster John Knox Press
Human beings who blind themselves to human need make themselves less human.
William Sloane Coffin (2008). “The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years”, p.354, Westminster John Knox Press
Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.
William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.24, Westminster John Knox Press
We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention.
William Sloane Coffin (2008). “The Collected Sermons of William Sloane Coffin: The Riverside Years”, p.174, Westminster John Knox Press
We have sold our birthright of freedom and justice for a mess of national security.
William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.143, Westminster John Knox Press
We must be governed by the force of law, not by the law of force.
William Sloane Coffin “Letters to a Young Doubter”, Westminster John Knox Press