Self is All. (First Principle of Humanism)
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There is only one label worth fighting for, nay, not fighting for, that is __uman_.
The human heart is first a human heart, then everything else - American, Christian, Asian, Jew, or whatever.
The same Sermon on the Mount that influenced Tolstoy to write __he Kingdom of God is Within You_, inspired me to a great extent in my work __rincipia Humanitas_.
They say, love God, for it is the greatest virtue. I say, love humans, for there is no greater virtue, no greater religion, than the love of humanity.
The medieval period based its scriptural exegesis upon the Vulgate translation of the Bible. There was no authorized version of this text, despite the clear need for a standardized text that had been carefully checked against its Hebrew and Greek originals. A number of versions of the text were in circulation, their divergences generally being overlooked. It was not until 1592 than an 'official' version of the text was produced by the church authorities, sensitive to the challenges to the authority of the Vulgate by Renaissance humanist scholars and Protestant theologians.