
280
Daybreak — Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality (1881)
280
Daybreak — Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality (1881)
“Who does not believe in Fate proves that he has not lived.”
Anathemas and Admirations (1987)
“Let a disciple live as Christ lived, and he will easily believe in living again as Christ does.”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 339.
from "Salt of the Earth: Christianity and the Catholic Church at the end of the Millennium: An interview with Peter Seewald," by Ratzinger, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997
1990s
Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)
In Defense of Global Capitalism
Context: Basically, what I believe in is neither capitalism nor globalization... I believe in man's capacity for achieving great things and in the combined force resulting from encounters and exchanges. I plead for greater liberty and a more open world... because it provides a setting which liberates individuals and their creativity as no other system can. It spurs the dynamism which has led to human, economic, scientific, and technical advances, and which will continue to do so. Believing in capitalism does not mean believing in growth, the economy, or efficiency. Desirable as these may be, these are only the results. Belief in capitalism is, fundamentally, belief in mankind.