“The American people want to know that when they borrow a book from the library or buy a book, the government won't be looking over their shoulder. Everybody wants to fight terrorism, but we have to do it in away that protects American freedom.”
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“They can be like the sun, words.
They can do for the heart what light can for a field.”
― The Poems of St. John of the Cross
They can do for the heart what light can for a field.”
― The Poems of St. John of the Cross
“If I had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that I loved but myself. I should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. Only if I love my friend in this way do I love him properly.”
― Selected Writings
― Selected Writings
“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
― The Defined King James Bible
― The Defined King James Bible
“The demands of Jesus are difficult because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time He asks us to regard these [acts of goodness] as something usual, ordinary.”
― The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede
― The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede
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