- "I Rise to a Question of Privilege," Who Is Mark Twain? |
| One of the most astonishing things that
have yet fallen under our observation is the exceedingly small portion of
the earth from which sprang the now flourishing plant of Christianity. The
longest journey our Saviour ever performed was from here to Jerusalem --
about one hundred to one hundred and twenty miles. The next longest was
from here to Sidon -- say about sixty or seventy miles. Instead of being
wide apart -- as American appreciation of distances would naturally suggest
-- the places made most particularly celebrated by the presence of Christ
are nearly all right here in full view, and within cannon-shot of Capernaum.
Leaving out two or three three short journeys of the Saviour, he spent his
life, preached his gospel, and performed his miracles within a compass no
larger than an ordinary county in the United States. It is as much as I
can do to comprehend this stupefying fact. - The Innocents Abroad |
 AI image created by Barbara Schmidt |
| Jesus died to save men -- a small thing for an immortal to do, & didn't
save many, anyway; but if he had been damned for the race that would have
been act of a size proper to a god, & would have saved the whole race.
However, why should anybody want to save the human race, or damn it either?
Does God want its society? Does Satan? - Notebook #42 |
Quotations | Newspaper Articles | Special Features | Links | Search
