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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Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce

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The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – 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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Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins. – Orson Scott Card

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But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door. It desires to have you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 – Bible

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

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Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. – Anon.

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