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"All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems."
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"You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub."
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"Old and young disbelieve one another's truths."
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"A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice."
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"The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything."
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"It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes."
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"I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system."
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"There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors."
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"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."
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"Everybody is doing the same old thing."
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"All of us, whether guilty or not, whether old or young, must accept the past. It is not a case of coming to terms with the past. That is not possible. It cannot be subsequently modified or undone."
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"Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean."
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"But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing."
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"The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days."
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"It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap."
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"For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith."
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"Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect."
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"You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition."
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"There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again."
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"Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy."
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"All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems."
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