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"They resented the patronage they depended upon."
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"When the "evil day" comes, we do not have to be dependent upon the circumstances around us, but rather on the resources of God!"
"I could no sooner deny him that I could stop breathing."
"It is beyond my human strength. So, I depend on divine power."
"I was passive by nature. I had always been. Arguing felt unnatural and uncomfortable. I was always agreeing even when I didn't really, instinctively looking for ways to forfeit power, to become more dependent, to be taken care of. I realized how intensely Icecap reminded me of Jacob. They were similar, both diligent and harsh in their judgments-and my big brother's sureness had always comforted me.But as I ran on sore legs to keep up with Icecap, my tendency toward silence stressed me."
"The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality."
"Being dependent on this world will lead to betrayal. It will deceive us at the right time. It is better to depend on a pillow, at least it will not move away from us at the right time. The one that is living will move away."
"I cannot live without you. For to attempt to do so would be to rob both of us of each other, and that is thievery of the greatest sort."
"The vehicle depends upon its fuel to operate effectively."
"She was crazy but he needed her. Oh I am in so much trouble he thought, and stared blindly up at the ceiling as the droplets of sweat began to gather on his forehead again."
"At this moment God might not necessarily be a necessity, but know that His absence will of necessity eventually result in His necessity."
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"To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost."
"The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion."
"Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism."
"Between the happening of a historical process and its recognition by rulers, a lag stretches, full of pitfalls."
"How much does a man's effort depend upon the age in which his work is cast? Pope Clement VII."
"I will only mention that the independent power of words to affect the writing of history is a thing to be watched out for. They have an almost frightening autonomous power to produce in the mind of the reader an image or idea that was not in the mind of the writer. Obviously they operate this way in all forms of writing, but history is particularly sensitive because one has a duty to be accurate, and careless use of words can leave a false impression one had not intended."
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