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By no means. I have just given you my serious and well-considered profession of faith. Although a firm friend of order, I… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Copy Share Image
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Such a system would be very, very expensive and laborious to have, given the kinds of border we have. Scientists and engineers… — Janet Napolitano Copy Share Image
Catholics are frequently criticised because of the prominence and respect given to the Virgin Mary while simultaneously condemned for not giving enough… — Michael Coren Copy Share Image
The people who've given me sh-t, I say - like my mother - what did she say? She used to say, 'Go… — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and… — Seth Copy Share Image
The human mind works at low efficiency. Twenty percent is the figure usually given. When, momentarily, there is a flash of greater… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close… — Solomon Northup Copy Share Image
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I think that it's an arguable position, whether with Hamas and ISIS around, whether there should be a Palestinian state, but it's… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
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The visa lottery system poses a national security threat. Under the program, each successful applicant is chosen at random and given the… — Bob Goodlatte Copy Share Image
We can't know at any given time how God will bless our faithful witness. So the apparent numerical growth of the church… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
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Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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None are drawn to Christ by their calling, nor come to him by believing, but only his sheep, those whom the Father… — Joseph Alleine Copy Share Image
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We’ve been given the covenant community because we need each other, and together we’ll be more mature, experience more life, and know… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
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For us, with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, there is nothing for which we have no standard.… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
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