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Dag Hammarskjold quotes about humanity

Swedish Diplomat July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961

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Jesus' 'lack of moral principles.' He sat at meat with publicans and sinners, he consorted with harlots. Did he do this to obtain their votes? Or did he think that, perhaps, he could convert them by such 'appeasement'? Or was his humanity rich and deep enough to make contact, even in them, with that in human nature which is common to all men, indestructible, and upon which the future is built? Dag Hammarskjold
The 'mystical experience'. Always here and now - in that freedom which is one with distance in that stillness which is born of silence. But - this is a freedom in the midst of action, a stillness in the midst of other human beings. The mystery is a constant reality to him who, in this world, is free from self-concern, a reality that grows peaceful and mature before the receptive attention of assent. Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold quote: "Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just..."
Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them. Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold quote: ""Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole..."
"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold quote: "A human intimacy--free from the earth but blessing the earth."
A human intimacy--free from the earth but blessing the earth. Dag Hammarskjold
Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. Dag Hammarskjold

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