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Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
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The United States will continue its efforts to improve our understanding of climate change - to seek hard data, accurate models, and… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
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Not only does the universe have its own laws, all of them indifferent to the contradictory dreams and desires of humanity, and… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
I did have quite a different upbringing to a lot of my peers. We all have a sort of code that we… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
Unless and until it can be proven that an unborn child is not a human being, can we justify assuming without proof… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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It is a great good to be given over to the will of God. Then the Lord alone is in the soul,… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
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The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
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