My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They were both immigrant families that… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
It is true that the Puritans banned all recreation on Sundays and all games of chance, gambling, bear baiting, horse racing, and… — Leland Ryken Copy Share Image
“Foundations totter that are not laid deep enough. The more true light a man hath, the more cause of self-abasement will he… — Thomas Manton Copy Share Image
“If we look back into history for the character of present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in… — ben franklin Copy Share Image
“She was, in fact, one of those people of exalted principles; one of those opinionated puritans, of which England produces so many;… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Unity in essentials, liberty in non-essentials, charity in all things.” — The Puritans Copy Share Image
“It comes from history. It comes from the record of the Inquisition, persecuting heretics and torturing Jews and all that sort of… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Hebrew in America has a bemusing past. The Puritans, out of scriptural piety, once dreamed of establishing Hebrew as the national language. — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
“Thus Milton refines the question down to a matter of faith," said Coleridge, bringing the lecture to a close, "and a kind… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
The society in 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a throwback to the early Puritans whom I studied extensively at Harvard under Perry Miller,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
