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Quote by James Bryce
There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which per

There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce

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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce

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Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce

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Make peace with man and war with your sins. – Proverb

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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. – W. H. Auden

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A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency. – Miguel de Cervantes

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True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of original sin. – Charles Baudelaire

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