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In early Judaism, the priesthood was maintained within various families and passed down from father to son, thus necessitating marriage. But this is the old… — Michael Coren
It is a very good exercise, at least from a historian's point of view, to imagine oneself a devout pagan while reading various Christian writings. — Ramsay MacMullen
Liberty, understood by materialists as the right to do or not to do anything not directly injurious to others, we understand as the faculty of… — Giuseppe Mazzini
I grow aware of various forms of man and of myself. I am form and I am formless, I am life and I am matter,… — Charles Lindbergh
Necessity has a way of obliterating from our conduct various delicate scruples regarding honor and pride. — William Faulkner
Faith is tossed about by various doubts, so that the minds of the godly are rarely at peace. — John Calvin
When primitive man heard thunder or saw the lightning, he could not account for either, and therefore concluded that back of them must be a… — Emma Goldman
In the struggle for supremacy the various political parties outdo each other in trickery, deceit, cunning, and shady machinations, confident that the one who succeeds… — Emma Goldman
To discover the various use of things is the work of history. — Karl Marx
The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats though unseen among us; visiting This various world with as inconstant wing As summer winds that creep… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
You would not easily guess All the modes of distress Which torture the tenants of earth; And the various evils, Which like so many devils,… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
It is always a disappointment to turn from forthright consideration of some subject - whether from the Left or the Right, a poet or a… — Thomas Frank
Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. — Edward Gibbon
The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally… — Edward Gibbon
My husband is not American. He was born in Brazil, where he grew up under a filthy, corrupt dictatorship. In his twenties, he moved to… — Elizabeth Gilbert
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in,… — William Godwin
I've watched and learnt from DJs and remixers and paid way more attention to how I want my voice to sound. Before, as long as… — Ellie Goulding
I've had various experiences where I've been called by Hollywood studios to look at a script or comment on various scientific ideas that they're trying… — Brian Greene
There may be many Big Bangs that happened at various and far-flung locations, each creating its own swelling, spatial expanse, each creating a universe -… — Brian Greene
'Adult Swim' on the Cartoon Network is unbelievable. And 'South Park' continues to do great stuff. And 'Family Guy' and the various other Seth MacFarlane… — Matt Groening

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