There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control. They would rate a generous deed as no more praiseworthy than a wink, a crime as no more voluntary than a sneeze... Such a philosophy undercuts all human dignity... All of us have the power of choice in action at every moment of our lives.


On Being Human: Reflections on Life and Living (ed. Doubleday Books, 1982)

Fulton J. Sheen Quotes

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control....

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control....

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control....

There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control....