Thomas Merton

"The basic problem is not political, it is apolitical and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through political lines and barriers and emphasizing the fact that these are largely fabrications and that there is another dimension, a genuine reality, totally opposed to the fictions of politics: the human dimension which politics pretend to arrogate entirely to themselves. This is the necessary first step along the long way toward the perhaps impossible task of purifying, humanizing and somehow illuminating politics themselves."

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Source: The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters.

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Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton

Writer, Monk

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and writer known for his profound insights on spirituality, peace, and social justice, particularly in 'The Seven Storey Mountain.'

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