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Rushdoony","R",36,null,"rj-rushdoony",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,64,70],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3356725,"Law is good, proper, and essential in its place, but law can save no man, nor can law remake man and society.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3356718,"In any age, our problems are a result of sin, and the solution is faith and obedience.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3356714,"Our basic problem today is that we have two religions in conflict, humanism and Christianity, each with its own morality and the laws of that morality.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3356707,"Man lives in time but his life transcends time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3356702,"The Lord supplies our needs, but not our selfishness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3356697,"Do we need more laws? God forbid! We need more righteousness, more freedom, and more godly men – and fewer laws.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3356691,"The state is a bankrupt institution. The only alternative to this bankrupt ‘humanistic’ system is a God-centered government.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3356687,"A man’s faith governs the totality of his life, or else his professed faith is not his real faith.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3356681,"Whenever freedom is made into the absolute, the result is not freedom but anarchism. Freedom must be under law, or it is not freedom.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":76},3356672,"There can be no good character in civil government if there is none in the people. You cannot make a good omelet with bad eggs.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote, often attributed to R.J. Rushdoony, is likely a reflection of his 20th-century critique of modern democracy. As a Calvinist theologian and historian, Rushdoony was concerned about the erosion of traditional values and the rise of secularism in the United States. During this time, he was observing the effects of mass society and the decline of personal responsibility, which he believed were contributing to social and moral decay.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote's seeming simplicity belies a profound philosophical tension: Rushdoony is arguing that individual character is not merely a personal virtue but a necessary foundation for the functioning of civil society. This means that the quality of governance is inextricably linked to the character of the people, and that attempts to impose good governance without cultivating good character will inevitably fail.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your professional or personal life, recognize that you are not merely a lone individual working within an existing system, but rather a vital part of the ecosystem that shapes the institutions and structures around you. By focusing on cultivating your own character and contributing to the character of those around you, you can create a ripple effect that has far-reaching implications for the quality of governance and social institutions.",{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,4,10]