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We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Answer Community Found Known Loneliness Long

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Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Body Enough Food Must Soul

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The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?

~Dorothy Day

Topics: About Bring Challenge Day Each Each One Greatest Heart How Revolution Start Us Which

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They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Brick Cannot Lay Must See Step Take Time

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As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Bear Cheek Cloak Give Go Injustice Judgment Malice Meek Mile Must Other Our Ourselves Rash Second Turn Up Yes

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I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Actions Believe Best Come Disregard Half Judge Long Mean Never Only People Say Since Talk They Say

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Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Action Alone Beginning Common He Individuals Man Men Must Persons Realize Seek Society Strength Weak

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First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Before Committees Communist Congressional Conspiracy First First Of All Nor Remembered Speak Who Works Written

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The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Against Battle Community Goes Legal Segregation Won

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Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Casts Close Enough Fear Get Love Order Out Over Them To Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: November 8th, 1897

Died: November 29th, 1980

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