Love and faith are not common companions. More commonly power and fear consort with faith.... Power is not to be crossed; one must respect and obey. Power means strength, whereas love is a human frailty the people mistrust. It is a sad fact of life that power and fear are the fountainheads of faith. Saul D. Alinsky
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In this quote, Gandhi was explaining that he did not believe in the power of love. He thought that if people were to believe in love, it would be taken away from them because they might abuse it. It is a sad fact that power and fear are the fountainheads of faith, not love. In this way, people do not use their faith to make a better world because they fear a better world might be taken away from them. This quote will help you through your life by reminding you that while love is a human frailty, power and fear are not.

Source: Rules For Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer For Realistic Radicals

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