Social Vocation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3462531 |
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| Authors | R P Walsh (0000-0002-1747-8946, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1937 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 211 |
| Pages | 725-728 |
| Publication date | 1937-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Blackfriars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-2014 • E-ISSN: 2977-0580 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1741-2005.1937.tb00114.x |
| OpenAlex | W4206166304 |
| Language | EN |
Ignorance is one of the greatest evils. It is often the cause of great harm in both the moral and physical spheres. Especially one can note this in the sphere of the social problems. Ignorance is an important factor in helping class hatred.After the Paris Commune a lay brother of the Vincentians pointed this out to two members of the French aristocracy and in doing so helped to change their lives.The three were inspecting the ruins of palaces when Brother Maurice turned to the others and said, "It is you who have amused yourselves within these palaces now in ruins: you who pass by without seeing the people, without knowing them or their thoughts or characters, or caring for their needs and their sufferings, it is you who are the real culprits
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| Highly cited | No |
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