Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) French sociologist (1858-1917)
Source: The Division of Labor in Society (1893), p. 130 (in 1933 edition)
“When one person can initiate war, by its definition, a republic no longer exists.”
— Ron Paul
War power authority should be returned to Congress, March. 9, 1999 http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec99/cr030999.htm <br class="br">1990s
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Why is there anything at all, rather than nothing?
Where did the laws of physics come from?
Why does the universe seem so strange?
My response to such questions has been to articulate a covenant with Mystery. Others, of course, prefer to respond with answers, answers that often include a concept of god. These answers are by definition beliefs since they can neither be proven nor refuted. They may be gleaned from existing faith traditions or from personal search. God may be apprehended as a remote Author without present-day agency, or as an interested Presence with whom one can form a relationship, or as pantheistic — Inherent in All Things.
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