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About William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing was a 18th-century American unitarian clergyman. William Ellery Channing was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Channing was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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“The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.”
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“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes...”
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“Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.”
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“The home is the chief school of human virtues.”
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