Monthly Archives: August 2015

Grant What You Command

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“My entire hope is exclusively in your very great mercy.  Grant what you command, and command what you will.  You require continence.  A certain writer has said (Wisd. 8. 21): ‘As I knew that no one can be continent except … Continue reading →

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Melanchthon Laments Rejection of Classical Literature

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“I consider in my mind these admirable gifts of God, namely the study of literature and of the humanities—and apart from the Gospel of Christ this world holds nothing more splendid nor more divine and I also consider, on the … Continue reading →

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Alexis de Tocqueville on Government and War

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“I think that extreme centralization of government ultimately enervates society and thus, after a length of time, weakens the government itself; but I do not deny that a centralized social power may be able to execute great undertakings with facility … Continue reading →

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