Man is estranged from what he essentially is. His existence in a transitory world contradicts his essential participation in the eternal world of ideas. (Paul Tillich)

Man is estranged from what he essentially is. His existence in a transitory world contradicts his essential participation in the eternal world of ideas.

Paul Tillich

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