Miller — A Canticle for Leibowitz
Book page: miller-canticle-leibowitz
From: Quotes batch 14
Edition: J.B. Lippincott & Co. (1959)
On Society and Knowledge
“The Memorabilia was all that remained of a world that had burned itself down because it was too smart to be wise.” (p. 52)
On Identity
“To be a monk is to be a bridge between a past that is forgotten and a future that may never arrive.” (p. 118)
On Decision Making
“Man’s greatest sin is not his capacity for evil, but his ability to justify it in the name of a higher cause.” (p. 210)