A Christian society is not going to arrive until most of us really wan…

C. S. Lewis
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A Christian society is not going to arrive until most of us really want it: and we are not going to want it until we become fully Christian. I may repeat Do as you would be done by till I am black in the fact, but I cannot really carry it out till I love my neighbour as myself: and I cannot learn to love my neighbour as myself till I learn to love God. ✨ The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics.
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