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"I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting..." — Dorothy Day

I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day Activist • American
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