Persons are not known by intellect alone, not by principles alone, but…

Thomas Merton
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Persons are not known by intellect alone, not by principles alone, but only by love. It is when we love the other, the enemy, that we obtain from God the key to an understanding of who he is, and who we are. It is only this realization that can open to us the real nature of our duty, and of right action. ✨ Thomas Merton (2011). The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters, p.216, Macmillan
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