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“"President Monson, I may never see the Prophet. I may never hear the Prophet. But President, far better, now that I am a member of this Church, I can obey the Prophet."”

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Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson was an American author known for his religious works. Born on August 21, 1927, he gained recognition in the Mormon Church. more

“Uncritical reverence for the Founding Fathers was less ubiquitous while they actually lived. . . . "The Reign of Terror that raged in America during the latter end of the Washington Administration, and the whole of that of Adams, is enveloped in mystery to me. That there were men in the Government hostile to the representative system, was once their toast, though it is now their overthrow, and therefore the fact is established against them."”

Men Life Ends Whole Facts Government America Father Mystery Terror Administration Latter Reverence Representatives Reign Founding Hostile Toasts Reign Of Terror

Author:Thomas Paine

“Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily course of duty run. Cast off dull sloth, and joyful rise to pay thy morning sacrifice. All praise to thee, who safe hast kept and hast refreshed me while I slept! Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. All praise to thee, my God, this night for all the blessings of the light. Keep me, oh keep me, King of Kings, beneath Thine own almighty wings. Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.”

“If some period be not fixed, either by the Constitution or by practice, to the services of the First Magistrate, his office, though nominally elective, will, in fact, be for life, and that will soon degenerate into an inheritance.”

Ifs Life Firsts Facts Practice Periods Office Constitution Fixed Inheritance Degenerates Magistrates

Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson

“We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.”

Life Our Lives Sacred Fortune Honour Declaration Pledge Declaration Of Independence Deism Christian Heritage Inalienable Rights July 4th 1776 Divine Providence Unalienable Rights

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“We watch'd her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro.”

Life Night Watches Lows Wave Breathing Breasts Wave Of Life

Book:The poetical works of Thomas Hood, ed. by W.M. Rossetti

Source: The poetical works of Thomas Hood, ed. by W.M. Rossetti

“Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.”

Life Hands Might Empires Ecstasy

Book:The Poetical Works of Johnson: Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes

Source: The Poetical Works of Johnson: Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes

“He pass'd the flaming bounds of place and time: The living throne, the sapphire blaze, Where angels tremble while they gaze, He saw; but blasted with excess of light, Closed his eyes in endless night.”

Life Light Eye Night Saws Angel Bounds Endless His Eyes Excess Thrones Place And Time Sapphires

Author:Thomas Gray

“Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.”

Way Life Wish Learning Crowds Sober Strife Tenors Ignoble

Book:The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason

Source: The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason

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