"The decision for complete religious freedom and for separation of church and state in the eyes of the rest of the world was perhaps the most important decision reached in the New World. Everywhere in the western world of the 18th century, church and state were one; and everywhere the state maintained an established church and tried to force conformity to its dogma."

-- Henry Steele Commager

#Religious Quotes #Eye Quotes #Decision Quotes

“My parents and grandparents always made me feel fortunate. I'm in a position to help others feel the same. It's just in my heart and is something I feel very very strong about.”

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“Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization.”
“When I was 20 and ran my first race, I told myself I don't know how I'm going to do this for a living. I don't have the money to do it. But it is what I want to do.”
“With each sadness a woman gets more beautiful. I wonder if with each sadness a man gets stronger.”

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“We in the United States should be all the more thankful for the freedom and religious tolerance we enjoy. And we should always remember the lessons learned from the Holocaust, in hopes we stay vigilant against such inhumanity now and in the future.”
“The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated”
“We used to go to the pictures every Saturday night but we had to leave a little bit early and get home and watch Match of the Day - and my wife still complains she missed the last five minutes of every film we saw.”
“He who spends too long regretting his ruined crop will be neglect to plant next year's harvest.”

Source : François Lelord (2011). “Hector and the Secrets of Love”, p.9, Gallic Books

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