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One can't understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive - they're reacting to what they call secular humanism.


Peter L. Berger

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JOHN BERGER At one point he had indicated he wanted to pair, ... He just decided that he did not want to pair.
PHIL BERGER Each man reads his own meaning into New York
MEYER BERGER If you're a state champ at this level, you keep wrestling the same guys all the way up. So if you ju...
CURT BERGER A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so ...
JOHN BERGER Traditional Chinese art looked at the Earth from a Confucian mountain top; Japanese art looked close...
JOHN BERGER He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.
SANDY BERGER That can't be the only consideration.
SANDY BERGER I don't expect them to change their views, and they shouldn't expect us to change our views. The iss...
SANDY BERGER The president's trip has intensified the pace of discussions among the parties and between the gover...
SANDY BERGER There have been incidents today, and we just need to encourage (and) press the parties to do everyth...
SANDY BERGER The real question is: to whom does the meaning of the art of the past properly belong ? To those who...
JOHN BERGER The light is within, you just need the spark.
REUBEN BERGER A week or two later, he came back with $10,000. That's when my Uncle Angelo decided to go into the I...
GUY BERGER It's a very risky market.
JASON BERGER He's a very good inside player. He has a medium-range jumper. He's more of a finesse guy than a bang...
BILL BERGER He was shooting around 90 percent at one time this season. He's a sound free-throw shooter.
BILL BERGER I'm proud of the effort they gave all year. Everybody's disappointed, though. We wish we could've go...
BILL BERGER After the first half, you can't explain what happened. Sometimes you wish halftime never comes becau...
BILL BERGER It's nice to win, but it's only the first round. There is still a lot of this sectional to be played...
BILL BERGER My dad (Joel Berger) has always told me to make other people look good and that's what I've always t...
CRAIG BERGER It's almost like they're trying to be provocative -- are they trying to get the bill passed or tryin...
DONNA BERGER