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‘Love in action must be unrestricted.’

Friendship: Bob Ward wants an unlimited capacity

‘Love in action must be unrestricted.’

by Bob Ward 23rd January 2026

At our early morning discussion group recently, we paid attention to how we describe ourselves: The Religious Society of Friends. The founding Quakers added a bit more: they proclaimed themselves to be ‘Friends of the Truth’.