Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Peace is to be prefer'd before a just War . SAMUEL BUTLER ( 1612-80 ) ( Two Speeches made in the Rump Parliament , 1659 - Butler's Re- mains , 1759 , vol . 1 , p . 284 ) . Followed by : " because the Safety of the People , the End of ...
... Peace is to be prefer'd before a just War . SAMUEL BUTLER ( 1612-80 ) ( Two Speeches made in the Rump Parliament , 1659 - Butler's Re- mains , 1759 , vol . 1 , p . 284 ) . Followed by : " because the Safety of the People , the End of ...
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... peace ! ULYSSES S. GRANT ( 1822-85 ) — concluding phrase of a letter accept- ing his nomination to the Presidency of the United States , dated May 29 , 1868 . Liberalism is trust of the people , tempered by prudence ; Con- servatism ...
... peace ! ULYSSES S. GRANT ( 1822-85 ) — concluding phrase of a letter accept- ing his nomination to the Presidency of the United States , dated May 29 , 1868 . Liberalism is trust of the people , tempered by prudence ; Con- servatism ...
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... peace . DAVID Last words . BRAINERD ( 1718-47 ) . Lord , open the eyes of the King of England . WILLIAM TYNDALE ( C. 1477 or 1484-1536 ) -Last words . He was strangled and his body afterwards burned . Alternatively : " Lord , open the ...
... peace . DAVID Last words . BRAINERD ( 1718-47 ) . Lord , open the eyes of the King of England . WILLIAM TYNDALE ( C. 1477 or 1484-1536 ) -Last words . He was strangled and his body afterwards burned . Alternatively : " Lord , open the ...
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... peace of mind . It may arise from stupidity , but I think it is founded on a belief of the Gospel . " My Lord , why do you not go on ? I am not afraid to die . MARY II , wife of William III , ( 1662-94 ) -Last words ; to Arch- bishop ...
... peace of mind . It may arise from stupidity , but I think it is founded on a belief of the Gospel . " My Lord , why do you not go on ? I am not afraid to die . MARY II , wife of William III , ( 1662-94 ) -Last words ; to Arch- bishop ...
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... peace may come . QUEEN VICTORIA ( 1819-1901 ) - Last words attributed to her , refer- ring to the war in South Africa . Oh , the depth of the riches of the goodness and knowledge of God ! " " JOHN LOCKE ( 1632-1704 ) — author of Essay ...
... peace may come . QUEEN VICTORIA ( 1819-1901 ) - Last words attributed to her , refer- ring to the war in South Africa . Oh , the depth of the riches of the goodness and knowledge of God ! " " JOHN LOCKE ( 1632-1704 ) — author of Essay ...
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