Some photos were taken with a film camera.
There are always men and women who prefer the triumph of evil, which is a thing they can forget, to prolonged resistance, which shatters their nerves. But the desire to escape an obligation, while very human, is not generally thought to be humanity’s noblest lesson. —Agnes Repplier, “Living in History”
We have opened our doors to unrestricted immigration, partly because capitalists want plenty of cheap labour, which is not a good reason; and partly because the immigrants want to come, which is not a sufficient reason. —Agnes Repplier, “Americanism” (1916)
Americans should understand that politics is essential to democracy.
Mother and Father of the Bride
At our daughter’s wedding, May 13, 2023.
Appreciation for the altar servers who hold the Communion-plate under one’s chin during Communion. A wonderful service to communicants.
When the dead are quoted in this fashion [“Mr. Lowell would agree with me”] and nothing happens, then we know that, despite the assurances of Sir Oliver Lodge, the seal of silence is unbroken. Agnes Repplier, “The Modest Immigrant”
This is so emphatically the children’s age that a good many of us are beginning to thank God we were not born in it. —Agnes Repplier, “Popular Education”
Human experience is very, very old. It is our surest monitor, our safest guide. To ignore it crudely is the error of those ardent but uninstructed missionaries who have lightly undertaken the re-building of the social world. —Agnes Repplier, “The Repeal of Reticence”
In the genial reign of Henry the Eighth, a docile Parliament passed, at the desire of the King, an “Act to abolish Diversity of Opinion.” —Agnes Repplier, “Women and War”
That vague [censure] which holds everybody responsible for what somebody has done. —Agnes Repplier, “Women and War”
That religion can lose nothing by the destruction of her monuments is the solace of Christian souls. Agnes Repplier
Sully, in his memoirs, tells us that, at the siege of Montmélian, a cannon-shot struck the ground close to the spot where he and the king were standing, showering upon them earth and little flint stones; whereupon Henry swiftly and unconsciously made the sign of the cross. “Now I know,” said the delighted Sully, – himself an unswerving Protestant, – “now I know that you are a good Catholic.” Agnes Repplier, “Christianity and War”.
Do not draw the conclusion that because God loves you, you cannot go to hell.
This loss of nerve, this “weakening of faith in normal human resistance,” … Agnes Repplier
“That intricate web of normal expectation,” which Mr. Gilbert Murray tells us is the very essence of human society, provides incentives for reasonable men and women, and provides also compensations for courage. —Agnes Repplier, “Our Loss of Nerve”
We must forever bear in mind that sentiment is subjective, and a personal thing. However exalted and however ardent, it cannot be accepted as a scale for justice, or as a test for truth. —Agnes Repplier, Counter-Currents
Woke-woke.
The aim and hope of Liberalism is Progress. When it became clear that Progress could not be obtained through Discussion, Liberalism went for Control.