What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Burke states that anything that separates humanity from God also separates people from each other.
- In plain terms
- Divine disconnection isolates humans.
- What can you take from it?
- Foster shared spiritual or moral foundations to unite people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can secular values provide the same unity?
- What binds people when religion is absent?
Another view
Not all societies share a concept of God, limiting applicability.
More from Edmund Burke
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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