“We have already established that self-assertive pride is the guiding force in the life of modern man. This pride has rejected God and declared that man is god unto himself. There is no sin; anything is lawful and allowable for man. Any restriction, any constraint upon his sinful will seems to him to be a violation of his freedom. He understands freedom as the right and the opportunity to do anything that he desires. No one may restrain the man-god in his freedom. “I want, I have the right,” became the slogan of modern man. “In struggle you take your rights,” “life is a battle,” “struggle for existence,” these slogans became the guiding principles of modern life.”
Archbishop Averky of Jordanville
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