With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision.
Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy.
The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.
My issue with the state of women became incredibly stimulated when I was visiting developing countries and it became obvious that women bore the brunt of so many things in society.
Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we can't meet the demands of being a modern society.
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make the slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war.
What we now call school training, the pursuit of fixed studies at stated hours under the constant guidance of a teacher, I could scarcely be said to have enjoyed.
This is technology that will not go away. And to risk it moving into the hands of a terrorist group like al Qaeda or to other focused enemies of the United States, would have tragic consequences.
The rapid dissemination of technology and information offers entirely new ways of production, but it can also bring the spectre of more states developing weapons of mass destruction.
A lot of films made me love the movies, everything from Hitchcock to Godard. But the ones that really grabbed me were Costa-Gavras's films like 'Z' and 'State of Siege.'
The whole world has changed much since the '80's. In the united States, rap music and country music dominate radio and that certainly wasn't the case in the early '80's.
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.
Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.
Socialism is the ideal state, but it can never be achieved while man is so selfish.
We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice.
The official Hamas charter calls for the murder of Jews and destruction of the Jewish state.
Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.
Being silent and doing nothing is never the right answer. What happens in one state can happen in another.
