Quote#Wisdom
We all know that the besetting danger of Churches is formalism; the…
Quote byJohn Morley · 1838–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech opening the Passmore Edwards Settlement (12 February 1898), quoted in The Times (14 February 1898), p. 12.
English (original)
We all know that the besetting danger of Churches is formalism; the besetting danger of State action, of corporate action, is officialism and mechanism; and we all know that it is a drawback to many modern ideals that they rest upon materialism and a soulless secularism.
— John Morley
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