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“The Jews looked for a special savior, a messiah, who was to redeem mankind by the agreeable process of restoring the fabulous glories of David and Solomon, and bringing the whole world at last under the firm but benevolent Jewish heel.”

World Whole Lasts Process Special Mankind Glory Jew Whole World Firm Savior Heels Fabulous Messiah Benevolent Restoring Solomon

Book:Outline of History

Source: Outline of History

“The time shall come, when, free as seas or wind, Unbounded Thames shall flow for all mankind, Whole nations enter with each swelling tide, And seas but join the regions they divide; Earth's distant ends our glory shall behold, And the new world launch forth to seek the old.”

World Ends Whole Earth Nations Sea Mankind Wind Glory Flow Regions Divides New World Tides Swelling Thames

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)

“Aerial spirits, by great Jove design'd To be on earth the guardians of mankind: Invisible to mortal eyes they go, And mark our actions, good or bad, below: The immortal spies with watchful care preside, And thrice ten thousand round their charges glide: They can reward with glory or with gold, A power they by Divine permission hold.”

Source: The British Poets: Including Translations. In One Hundred Volumes. LXXXVIII

“History teaches us no race, no people, no nation has ever been freed through cowardice, through cringing, through bowing and scraping, but all that has been achieved to the glory of mankind, to the glory and honour of races and nations was through the manly determination and effort of those who lead and those who are led.”

People Has Beens Nations Effort Race Teach History Mankind Glory Determination African American Honour Cowardice American History Manly Scraping

Book:The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. II: August 1919-August 1920

Source: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. II: August 1919-August 1920

“Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds; the graves restore, The dead which they contained before; Prepare, my soul, to meet Him!”

Soul Ends Sound Mankind Judging Glory Clouds Graves My Soul Trumpets Advent

Author:Martin Luther

“The thinking part of mankind do not form their judgment from events; and their equity will ever attach equal glory to those actions which deserve success, and those which have been crowned with it.”

Thinking Has Beens Action Form Success Mankind Events Equal Judgment Glory Deserve Equity

Book:Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious

Source: Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious

“Heroism, or military glory, is much admired by the generality of mankind. They consider it as the most sublime kind of merit. Menof cool reflection are not so sanguine in their praises of it.”

Kind Mankind Military Glory Reflection Praise Merit Heroism Sublime Generalities Sanguine

Book:Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

“To assault the total culture totally is to be free to use all the fruits of mankind's wisdom and experience without the rotten structure in which these glories are encased and encrusted.”

Use Culture Mankind Glory Structure Fruit Rebellion Assault Rotten Wisdom And Experience

Author:Judith Malina

“Study not man in his animal nature - man following the laws of the jungle - but study man in all his glory.”

Men Law Animal Study Mankind Glory Following Jungle

Book:Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

“Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God’s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriad’s of ages hence. Resolved to do whatever I think to be my duty and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general. Resolved to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many and how great soever.”

Thinking Whole Age My Own Pleasure Mankind Duty Glory Advantage Difficulty Profit Consideration Duration Now Or Never

Book:Selected Writings of Jonathan Edwards: Second Edition

Source: Selected Writings of Jonathan Edwards: Second Edition

“In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Way Made Together Levels Lord Mankind Mountain Lows Glory Mouths Raised Hills Desert Wilderness Rough Valleys Highways Rugged

Author:Isaiah

“Its guilt therefore in these cases, is not to be measure by its effects on the happiness of mankind; nor is it to be denominated true or false glory, accordingly as the ends to which it is directed are beneficial or mischievous, just or unjust objects of pursuit; but it is false, because it exalts that which ought to be abased, and criminal, because it encroaches on the prerogative of God.”

Ends Cases Mankind Effects Objects Ought Glory Guilt Criminals Pursuit Unjust Beneficial Prerogative Mischievous True Or False

Book:Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ...: Contrasted with Real Christianity ...

Source: Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians ...: Contrasted with Real Christianity ...

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”