"Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without the genocide of those Old Guard, bristling Indian tribes?"

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Edward Hoagland

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“Whether the Bible is Law or Gospel depends on the spiritual condition of the one hearing it. If someone is regenerate and loves God, then the whole Bible is Gospel to him. If someone is unregenerate and hates God, the whole Bible is Law to him, the whole thing condemns him.”
“I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there's too much guilt.”
“[Gold] gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It has no utility. Anyone watching from Mars would be scratching their head.”
“The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.”

Source : John Lyly, George K. Hunter, David Bevington (1991). “Campaspe and Sappho and Phao: John Lyly”, p.285, Manchester University Press
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“A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.”
“A philosopher is aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light.”
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