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“To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.”

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It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

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The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.

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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they…

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The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself…

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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the…

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In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.

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The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be…

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While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God…

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Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,…

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Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at…

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If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected…

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A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

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The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.

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“We will all, at some point in our lives, fall. Every single one of us. We shouldn't spend our time trying to avoid falling.…

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Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

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Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.

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Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won't…

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My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow margin… I would have made a good one if I…

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You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.

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What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us…

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Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

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