Famous quotes containing the words day of, day and/or atonement:
“He might begin the Day of Judgement, but he would probably find himself in the dock long before it was over.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“All day long and all night through,
One thing only must I do:
Quench my pride and cool my blood,
Lest I perish in the flood.”
—Countee Cullen (1903–1946)
“How much atonement is enough? The bombing must be allowed as at least part-payment: those of our young people who are concerned about the moral problem posed by the Allied air offensive should at least consider the moral problem that would have been posed if the German civilian population had not suffered at all.”
—Clive James (b. 1939)