"God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted in any civil state; which enforced uniformity (sooner or later) is the greatest occasion of civil war, ravishing of conscience, persecution of Christ Jesus in his servants, and of the hypocrisy and destruction of millions of souls."

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Source : Roger Williams, John Cotton, John Murton (1848). “The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed: And Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered”, p.2

Roger Williams

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“Think first class about everyone around you, and you'll receive first-class results in return.”

Source : David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.136, Penguin
“Why is being outed such a big deal? When I find out that someone's gay, my respect for them increases tenfold.”
“I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet.”
“If we do not halt this steady process of building commissions and regulatory bodies and the special legislation like huge inverted pyramids over every one of the simple constitutional provisions, we shall soon be spending many billions of dollars more.”
“Writing... is an act of faith: I believe it's also an act of hope, the hope that things can get better than they are.”
“The Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad, though a magnificent poem, is not much of a story.”

Source : George Saintsbury (2012). “The English Novel”, p.11, tredition
“A book, while it is being written, has an intense life of its own which you share.”
“As Americans we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free thinking and engaged audience.”

Source : Lester Holt's Commencement Address at University of California, Merced, www.today.com. May 17, 2010.

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