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God extends his grace to his people (and mankind in general) when he destroys the wicked, because in destroying the wicked, he is averting their… — Andrew Sandlin
Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they… — Hernando Cortes
There's more to being an environmentalist than occasionally signing an online petition and mailing your check to the Sierra Club. Really the most effective environmental… — Alex Steffen
When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the… — Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
Liberals and leftists have been dismissing inconvenient facts by attacking motives for generations. In the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, Soviet spies and abettors attacked the… — Jonah Goldberg
A [Jewish] woman could not divorce her husband, but she could petition for divorce, and the religious courts could force him to grant the divorce… — Israel Shenker
Petitions are ridiculous. — Shane MacGowan
The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of… — Peter Welch
What discord we should bring into the universe if our prayers were all answered. Then we should govern the world and not God. And do… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whole… — Toby Young
We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100… — Joan Blades
I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after which, it will take such method of deciding upon them… — Caleb Cushing
The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have… — Caleb Cushing
The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the Constitution, but was a pre-existing right, reserved by the People… — Caleb Cushing
Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government.… — Jack Abramoff
The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord...after handling over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you… — Tertullian
With these shreds They vented their complainings, which being answered And a petition granted them, a strange one, To break the heart of generosity, And… — William Shakespeare
Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the graces we need to become true… — Peter Julian Eymard
Guy got in a gyrocopter in Gettysburg, flew under the radar all the way to Washington and came - What if he had had rather… — Karl Rove
Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition... well, they are still radical ideas. — Lyndon B. Johnson
Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time! — Phyllis McGinley
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town,… — James Otis
The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King… — Mercy Otis Warren
Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer.… — Ellen G. White
Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily… — Woodrow Wilson

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