Christianity, Liberalism, and Love of the Other, Part I « The Orthosphere
“If I value a person only for some quality he possesses, like intelligence or beauty, so that I would forget him if he lost those qualities or if I met someone smarter and more beautiful, this would be esteem, not love. If I value a person on a principle that all humans are valuable, this would be justice (at least, a part of it), not love. Love is always a recognition of a this”