Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of th…

Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God. ✨ Abraham Joshua Heschel (1955). Insecurity of Freedom, p.157, Macmillan
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