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Faith and reason are knitted together in the human soul. So don't leave home without either one.

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Tony Snow

Catholic University of America Commencement, 2007, 2007

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The Story Behind This Quote

In his first of five life tips — 'Think' — Snow urged graduates to develop discernment beyond mere analytical skills. He shared a humorous story about his grandmother from rural Kentucky warning him about the perils of 'book learning,' which he scoffed at until he woke up one morning to find frozen orange juice exploding on his kitchen ceiling because he hadn't known to loosen the cap while thawing. But he went deeper than common sense, encouraging the Catholic University graduates not to shrink from pondering God's role in the universe. He pushed back against the trendy rejection of religious reflection, calling it not just cowardly but false, and argued that once you get past self-assessment, the truly overwhelming question of 'Why am I here?' naturally opens up into questions about the divine.

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