James Otis Quotes
I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand and villainy on the other as this Writ of Assistance is.
Quotes to Explore
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During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I am dying soon, and I am choosing to have fun today, tomorrow and every other day I have left.
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I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that we can never give up, knowing that with the right tools and energy, we can reverse any decree or karma. So, which is it? Let the Light decide, or never give up? The answer is: both.
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We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
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Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
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These Scriptures, therefore, are infinitely far from justifying the slavery under consideration; for it cannot be made to appear that one in a thousand of these slaves has done any thing to forfeit his own liberty.
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Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.
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I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.
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I think that God prepared me for Chris's death in some ways, because I've seen other people lose their spouses. I've known for a long time that life isn't fair.
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Just as invasion is the true and tried weapon in the hands of capital against the class struggle, so on the other hand the fearless pursuit of the class struggle has always proven the most effective preventative of foreign invasions.
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As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt that it was a stain to the Union that men should be bought and sold like cattle.
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We need leaders who can reflect theologically and help develop more robust thinking that understands how context affects our understanding of God, humankind, the fall, and redemption.
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Sometimes. It was a good escape. Until, you know, it wasn‟t.
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The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
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I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand and villainy on the other as this Writ of Assistance is.
