We no longer know how to justify any value except in terms of expediency. Man … feels, acts, and thinks as if the sole purpose of the universe were to satisfy his needs.


The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 1967

Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

We no longer know how to justify any value except in terms of expediency. Man … feels, acts, and thinks as if the sole purpose of the universe were ...

We no longer know how to justify any value except in terms of expediency. Man … feels, acts, and thinks as if the sole purpose of the universe were ...

We no longer know how to justify any value except in terms of expediency. Man … feels, acts, and thinks as if the sole purpose of the universe were ...

We no longer know how to justify any value except in terms of expediency. Man … feels, acts, and thinks as if the sole purpose of the universe were ...