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“This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.”

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Gracie Allen, a renowned American comedienne, was born on July 26, 1895, and passed away on August 27, 1964. Known for her unique sense of humor and witty dialogue, she is one of the iconic figures in American comedy during the 20th century. more

“A religion that comes of thought, and study, and deliberate conviction, sticks best. The revivalized convert who is scared in the direction of heaven because he sees hell yawn suddenly behind him, not only regains confidence when his scare is over, but is ashamed of himself for being scared, and often becomes more hopelessly and malignantly wicked than he was before.”

“The Koran does not permit Mohammedans to drink. Their natural instincts do not permit them to be moral. They say the Sultan has eight hundred wives. This almost amounts to bigamy.”

Doe Religion Natural Moral Wife Amount Drink Hundred Instinct Eight Permit Natural Instinct Bigamy

Book:The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing it

Source: The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing it

“Apparently one of the most uncertain things in the world is the funeral of a religion.”

World Religion Funeral Uncertain

Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“I have a religion-but you will call it blasphemy. It is that there is a God for the rich man but none for the poor.....Perhaps your religion will sustain you,will feed you-I place no dependence in mine. Our religions are alike, though, in one respect-neither can make a man happy when he is out of luck.”

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

“I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the son of a praying father or a praying mother. I have made the statement before the chambers of commerce of all the largest cities of the country and have asked them to bring forward a case that is an exception to this rule. Thus far, I have not heard of a single one.”

“A man without religion or spiritual vision is like a captain who finds himself in the midst of an uncharted sea, without compass, rudder and steering wheel. He never knows where he is, which way he is going and where he is going to land.”

Knows Men Way Spiritual Religion Vision Sea Land Wheels Midst Captains Compass Steering Uncharted Rudders Spiritual Vision

Author:William J. H. Boetcker

“True religion is not a mere doctrine, something that can be taught, but is a way of life. A life in community with God. It must be experienced to be appreciated. A life of service. A living by giving and finding one's own happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.”

Way Giving Religion Community Taught Findings Mere Doctrine Appreciated Lives Of Others True Religion

Author:William J. H. Boetcker

“One of the hardest lessons we have to learn in this life, and one that many persons never learn, is to see the divine, the celestial, the pure, in the common, the near at hand-to see that heaven lies about us here in this world.”

World Life Persons Hands Lying Religion Heaven Nature Common This World Divine Lessons Pure Hardest This Life Celestial

Book:Complete writings of John Burroughs

Source: Complete writings of John Burroughs

“The strength of a country is the strength of its religious convictions.”

Country Religion Religious Conviction

Author:Calvin Coolidge

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