"Mr. President, the cause of this great discontent in the country, the cause of the evils which we now suffer and which we now fear, originates chiefly from questions growing out of the respective rights of the different States and the unfortunate subject of slavery..."

-- John J. Crittenden

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Rights Quotes

“They want us dead,' said Bond calmly. 'So we have to stay alive.”

Source : Ian Fleming (2002). “Moonraker”
“We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create.”
“Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.”
“Don't stop with your first draft.”

Source : Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill
“If truth does not lead to falling in love, it fails.”
“Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men.”
“If a man's associates find him guilty of being phony, if they find that he lacks forthright integrity, he will fail. His teachings and actions must square with each other. The first great need, therefore, is integrity and high purpose.”
“Why is the truth, it would seem, revealed to some and not to others? Is there a special organ for receiving revelation from God? Yes, though usually we close it and do not let it open up: Godâ€™s revelation is given to something called a loving heart.”

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