Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.