“Hope of attaining true freedom by purely political means has become an insane delusion.”
Thomas Merton (1915–1968) Priest and author
from "The Pasternak Affair"
Disputed Questions (1960)
“In true love, you attain freedom.”
Source: True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
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