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By gold all good faith has been banished by gold our rights are ab

By gold all good faith has been banished by gold our rights are abused the law itself is influenced by gold, and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint. – Sextus Propertius

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Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough. – Sextus Propertius

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Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone? – Sextus Propertius

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alone
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The great thing is that whether we have faith or not, we are by and large very tolerant of people, whatever their particular view. – Ed Miliband

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Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. – William Ames

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Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith. – Herbert Croly

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The public has lost faith in the ability of Social Security and Medicare to provide for old age. Theyve lost faith in the banking system and in conventional medical insurance. – Ron Chernow

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