Quotes on history

“I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands, and if he had ever made another class that he intended should do all the work and none of the eating, he would have made them without mouths and with all hands.”

Abraham Lincoln
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“I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.”

Abraham Lincoln
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“If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution—certainly would if such a right were a vital one.”

Abraham Lincoln
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Apostle Paul
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“If God be for us, who can be against us?”

Apostle Paul
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“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.”

Apostle Paul
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

Apostle Paul
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“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Apostle Paul
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“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

Apostle Paul
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“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Apostle Paul
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