C. S. Lewis Quotes
But the most obvious fact about praise — whether of God or anything — strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless (sometimes even if) shyness or the fear of boring others is deliberately brought in to check it.
Lewis, C. S. Reflections on the Psalms. Geoffrey Bles, 1958, p. 93.
Some claim that the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese aggression of WWII was the doing of the military clique that had dominated the government. This quotation shows that there was much enthusiasm by the traditional civilian politicians as well.
Note that the Queen was not at all perturbed about the atrocities against the Irish and never even mentioned it in her reply or at any other time. The Irish were seen as lesser humans by many English and that type of prejudice overcomes the usual moral inhibitions against brutality and atrocities.
Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
