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Quote by Edward Gibbon
But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in

But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. – Edward Gibbon

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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. – Edward Gibbon

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A mans true state of power and riches is to be in himself. – Henry Ward Beecher

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We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldnt use irony to reduce their power. – Manuel Puig

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The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always. – Willa Cather

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When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out. – Billy Graham

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