"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write."

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"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write."

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"Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved."

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"If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself."

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"Thus God's work and His eyes are in the depths, but man's only in the height."

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"Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback set it up on one side and it tumbles over on the other."

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"In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain But the Lord is risen today Christ hath brought us life again Wherefore let us all rejoice Singing loud with cheerful voice Hallelujah!"

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"True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue."

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"He who sleeps does not sin."

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"I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth."

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"I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen."

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"Who loves not women wine and song Remains a fool his whole life long."

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