Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: July 20th

FACT OF THE DAY:

Willing Slaves of the Welfare State was published today (7/20) in 1958 in The Observer. It was part of series on Is Progress Possible?

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Progress, for me, means increasing goodness and happiness of individual lives. For the species, as for each man, mere longevity seems to me a contemptible ideal.”

Willing Slaves of the Welfare State
(Published in The Observer on 7/20/1958)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it _____ _____ _____ _____ .”

Answer (Click to SEE)
I see everything else.” from “Is Theology Poetry?” in The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses