"Jesus does not drive His followers on before, as a herd of unwilling disciples, but goes before Himself, leading them into paths that He has trod, and dangers He has met, and sacrifices He has borne Himself, calling them after Him and to be only followers."

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Source : Horace Bushnell (1866). “The new life”, p.78

Horace Bushnell

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“When the Bible speaks, God speaks.”
“One cannot have a trade union or a democratic election without freedom of speech, freedom of association and assembly. Without a democratic election, whereby people choose and remove their rulers, there is no method of securing human rights against the state. No democracy without human rights, no human rights without democracy, and no trade union rights without either. That is our belief; that is our creed.”
“I see in [George H. W.] Bush a striving to be Reagan-like in the sense of having a big vision, and eschewing small details.”

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“Everything on our dinner table-the meat, cheese, salad, bread, and soft drink-requires carbon dioxide to be there. For those of you who believe that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, we have a special diet: water and salt!”
“I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.”
“My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.”
“If people see your weaknesses they will take advantage of them.”
“I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ.”

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