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# Quoting without Comment - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
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- Published: 2010-01-28T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T17:37:18.000Z
- Description: Does it ever give thee pause, that men used to have a soul – not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech; but as a truth that they knew and acted upon. Verily it was another world then… […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
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Does it ever give thee pause, that men used to have a soul – not by hearsay alone, or as a figure of speech; but as a truth that they knew and acted upon. Verily it was another world then… but yet it is a pity we have lost the tidings of our souls… we shall have to go in search of them again, or worse in all ways shall befall us.

\~ Thomas Carlyle