Faith feels itself secure neither with universal consent, nor with tradition, nor with authority. It seeks support of its enemy, reason.

Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) Spanish philosopher and writer [Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo]

The Tragic Sense of Life [Del Sentimiento Trágico de la Vida], ch. 4 “The Essence of Catholicism” (1913) [tr. Flitch (1921)]

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