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“A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination.”

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Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Spying is a like a game of chess: Sometimes you have to withdraw, sometimes you have to sacrifice one of your pieces to win - preferably a knight rather than a king or queen.”

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Author:John Rhys-Davies

“First Moloch, horrid king, besmirched in blood, Of Human sacrifice, and parent's tears, Though, for the noise of drums and timbrels loud, Their childrens' cries unheard, that passed through fire, To his grim idol.”

Firsts Humans Parent Fire Sacrifice Blood Cry Tears Kings Noise Loud Idols Grim Unheard

Author:John Milton

“In the Gita continuous concentration on God is the king of sacrifices.”

God Sacrifice Kings Concentration Gita

Book:Gandhi: Selected Writings

Source: Gandhi: Selected Writings

“If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.”

Ifs Made Able Games Careers Sacrifice Kings Corners Chess Opponents Exposed Pawns

Author:Neil McDonald

“[The Book of the Law]was lost for so many years. And then Josiah decided to celebrate Passover. The text says that "The Passover sacrifice had not been offered in that way ... during the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah" [2 Kings 23:22]. What do you mean? Not in the days of David and Solomon? Never before? And what of the days of the prophets? What happened? That's what I'm anguishing over. If the Book of the Law could be forgotten for so many years, who knows what was done to it during those years? Maybe it was lost later, too.”

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Author:Elie Wiesel

“One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor of his integrity. He was an honest man, and he would tell the truth.”

Men Sacrifice Honest Willing Kings Integrity Favors Telling The Truth Popularity Luther Honest Man Things I Love

Author:Cornel West

“What is accurately portrayed is the rich humanity not just of Martin Luther King but of the movement, which was a multiracial movement. You had blacks and whites coming together and sacrificing, organizing and mobilizing the world. That's the first time we've had collective action put at the center of any kind of portrayal of Martin King on the screen.”

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Author:Cornel West

“In his life Christ is an example showing us how to live in his death he is a sacrifice satisfying our sins in his resurrection a conqueror in his ascension a king in his intercession a high priest.”

Faith Christ Sin Sacrifice Example Kings Priests Satisfying Resurrection Conqueror Intercession Ascension

Author:Martin Luther