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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Profession: Theologian, Writer, Martyr
- Type: Hero
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Nothing that we despise in other men is inherently absent from ourselves.
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A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.
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I believe that nothing that happens to me is meaningless and that it is good for us all that it should be so, even if it runs counter to our own wishes. As I see it, I'm here for some purpose, and I only hope I may fulfill it.
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When we received forgiveness instead of judgment, we, too, were made ready to forgive the brethren. What God did to us, we then owed to others.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer