Quotes by Charles W. Colson

The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.

Christians need to take the lead in educating people that children are gifts, as my autistic grandson most surely is. By going down the path we're currently on, we might one day get rid of genetic diseases, but only at the cost of our own humanity.

Few things are so deadly as a misguided sense of compassion.

Having the right attitude, you see, about family-related issues is crucial, and there are encouraging signs that attitudes are improving. But attitude isn't everything. Historical patterns show that without the foundation of a solid biblical worldview, attitudes can easily shift back and forth with the prevailing breezes.

I'd walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon.

It's one thing to want a healthy child. But it's another thing to refuse to let an unhealthy child see the light of day. When we manipulate life in this way and diminish the humanity of the unborn, we become less human ourselves because we end up viewing life - all life, ours included - as a commodity that can be rejected by quality control.

The dynamism and freedom that characterizes the West is the product of Christianity's reforming itself and moving forward culturally. ... The ascendancy of the West is the story of the difference that Christianity makes, and it's a story we can't let our culture forget.