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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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proverbiosI searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. ~Sufi Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
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A tree falls the way it leans. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not water your weeds. ~Proverb
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. ~Caleb Cushing
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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Filthy water cannot be washed. ~African Proverb
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I have always been really scared of scary movies just because I live by myself; and then seeing something, then having a big imagination and then like thinking you see it in the middle of the night. So I've never been really into them. ~Ashley Tisdale
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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