“The emperor Julian, seeking to revive paganism in the fourth century, professed admiration for the way in which Christians looked after their poor, their widows and orphans, and their sick and dying. However paradoxical it seems, people who believed most strongly in the next world did the most to improve the situation of people living in this one.”

 I am re-reading one of my favorite books, “What’s So Great About Christianity?”, by Dinesh D’Souza. Here is a quote from page 67.