Michael Novak

Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it's one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal. ↗

— Michael Novak

#freedom #functions #idea #individual #individual freedom

Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn. ↗

— Michael Novak

#christians #hopeful #jews #judaism #too

Not all of those who cry "The poor, the poor!" will enter the kingdom of heaven. ↗

— Michael Novak

#enter #heaven #kingdom #poor #those

Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures. ↗

— Michael Novak

#awful #bishop #character #even #every

The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question. ↗

— Michael Novak

#christianity #creator #empowered #gave #god

The universe moves in the direction of Liberty. ↗

— Michael Novak

#liberty #moves #universe

To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia. ↗

— Michael Novak

#know #oneself #utopia

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic. ↗

— Michael Novak

#citizen #doing #government #involved #job