https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Fri, 15 May 2026 22:39:56 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/harris-sydney-j/42627/ https://wist.info/harris-sydney-j/42627/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:43:08 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=42627 The most dangerous heresy of our time, it bears repeating, is the belief that belief in itself is a good thing, regardless of its content; for faith that is attached to an unworthy or inadequate object makes people less than they are, not more.

Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986) Anglo-American columnist, journalist, author
“Strictly Personal” column (8 Apr 1955)
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