Quotes from Charles Colson

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.

What is true has never been a question to be decided by polls or popular opinion. Truth isn't 'democratic'—it's something that God has written into the very fabric of nature.

Power is like saltwater; the more you drink, the thirstier you get.

Great fiction can often present moral messages with greater power and clarity than instructional writing - since literature, after all, penetrates not just the intellect, but the imagination.

Remain at your post and do your duty - for the glory of God and His kingdom.

The Bible's historical accuracy is a reminder that while "the heavens declare the glory of God," there's also plenty of evidence among the rubble and ruins.

God is truth and is to be worshiped, not because it's convenient, makes us feel good, or is therapeutic.

God is dead not because He doesn't exist, but because we live, play, procreate, govern, and die as though He doesn't.

We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves.

God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom.

Who speaks for God? He does quite nicely for Himself. Through His holy and infallible Word - and the quiet obedience of His servants.

The Bible's power rests upon the fact that it is the reliable, errorless, and infallible Word of God.

The church is the only institution supernaturally endowed by God. It is the one institution of which Jesus promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Tolerance once meant that we could use our reason to discern good and evil in open debate. Today tolerance has been used to call good evil and evil good.

The Bible-banned, burned, beloved-is more widely read and more frequently attacked than any other book in history.

Hostility to religion is having an effect. In 1963, the number of Americans who said that they believed the Bible is literally true was 65%. Today, the number has dropped to 32%.

Many people are trying to remove religion from public life. Under the banner of pluralism, cultural and political leaders are seeking to push all talk about God out of the public arena.

In our day, you can mock religion in public and even get funds for doing it. But you can't show respect for religion in public - or you risk being hauled into court.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

Our society's obsession with tolerance leads to intolerance. Simply being a Christian today is an offense to our culture.

I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.

Some say society must change in order to change people. No, people must be changed in order to change society.

God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience.

To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living.