"It seems hopeless, hopeless. Those who eat meat [at public expense] are a mean, selfish lot, and so the country is doomed. Our only hope lies in the grass-roots folk who eat our traditional food."

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Source : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. VI, 1938.

Yoshida Shoin

#Country Quotes #Selfish Quotes #Lying Quotes

“Trust is as slippery as a basket of eels sometimes.”
“It hurts being the one who loves more”
“Thus is Jesus in all respects fitted for his mighty work of redeeming. He is very man and very God. He is the seed of the woman, the seed of Abraham, the seed of David, the son of Mary, yet God over all, blessed forever. Thus He can bear our sins; He can sympathize with our sorrows; He can fight our battles; He can love as a man, a fellow man, bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh.”
“Our bodies don't know how to digest these 'food like' products resulting in stress and weight gain! Nourish your body with real foods and it will shine for you.”
“If it was up to me, if you uttered the word 'gun control,' we'd put you in jail.”
“As members of the Lord's Church, we must take missionary work more seriously. The Lord's commission to 'preach the gospel to every creature' (Mark 16:15) will never change in our dispensation. We have been greatly blessed with the material means, the technology, and an inspired message to bring the gospel to all men. More is expected of us than any previous generation. Where 'much is given much is required.' (D&C 82:3.)”
“My heart is forever in Giverny.”
“We have been told to ask about everything: Will it leave us free?”

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