#traditions

There are two traditions in Northern Ireland. There are two main religious denominations. But there is only one true moral denomination. And it wants peace. ↗

— David Trimble

#denominations #ireland #main #moral #northern

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions. ↗

— Maude Adams

#i #knew #smashed #traditions

Pastoral theology and care helps people look deeper at the intersection between their inherited religious traditions and their current life situations. ↗

— Larry Graham

#care #current #deeper #helps #inherited

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#different #force #go #heritage #history

Traditions that cease to evolve render themselves irrelevant or obsolete. And what's the problem with inventing new performance practices? Are customs being slandered? Do successful alternative diminish the value of traditional ones? *The argument that musicians must embrace conventional rituals is just as perilous as unilaterally rejecting them.* ↗

— David Cutler

#music #musicians #performance #performance-practice #traditions

It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#civil #contention #country #form #latest

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#enlightenment #great #greeks #humanism #ideas

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#ancient #because #century #difficult #find

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. ↗

— Robert Casey

#dignity #human #human life #life #moral

With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#although #am #archetypes #correct #doubt