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William Sloane Coffin Quotes about Compassion

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To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.

To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.

William Sloane Coffin
Compassion, Sentimental, Individual
William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.23, Westminster John Knox Press

Compassion and justice are companions, not choices.

William Sloane Coffin
Compassion, Justice, Choices
William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.51, Westminster John Knox Press

Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.

William Sloane Coffin
Compassion, Justice, Charity

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