Quote of the day
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
Newell Dwight Hillis
Born: September 2, 1858
Died: February 25, 1929 (aged 70)
Bio: Newell Dwight Hillis was a Congregationalist minister, writer, and philosopher from Brooklyn. He served as pastor of the historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, and he oversaw the completion of the last major renovation of the church.
Known for:
- Great Books as Life Teachers (1899)
- Man's Value to Society (1896)
- The blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon (1918)
- The Battle of Principles (1912)