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  1. Out of love, God becomes man. He says: 'See, here is what it is to be a human being.' (p. 161)
  2. Man is not conscious of guilt because he sins, but sins because he is conscious of guilt.
  3. Sin, however common to all, does not gather men together into a common concept, into an association or partnership (no more than out in the…
  4. Once you label me you negate me.
  5. The dread of sin can sometimes in effect drive a person into sin through dread. (p. 145)
  6. Responsibility is the choice of freedom and there is no contraception.
  7. Sin is in itself separation from the good, but despair over sin is separation a second time. (p. 142)
  8. The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly one you can never have.

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