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“For, to make deserts, God, who rules mankind, Begins with kings, and ends the work by wind.”

Ends Mankind Wind Kings Ruins Desert

Book:Works

Source: Works

“But a somewhat more liberal and sympathetic examination of mankind will convince us that the cross is even older than the gibbet, that voluntary suffering was before and independent of compulsory; and in short that in most important matters a man has always been free to ruin himself if he chose.”

Ifs Men Important Matter Suffering Mankind Crosses Independent Ruins Convince Examination Sympathetic Compulsory Convince Us

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“It is by bribing, not so often by being bribed, that wicked politicians bring ruin on mankind. Avarice is a rival to the pursuits of many.”

Mankind Politician Pursuit Ruins Wicked Rivals Avarice

Book:Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from the works of ... Edmund Burke

Source: Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from the works of ... Edmund Burke

“Every generation of children offers mankind the possibility of rebuilding his ruin of a world.”

World Children Leadership Generations Mankind Possibility Offers Ruins World Leader Rebuilding

Author:Eglantyne Jebb

“If the case be such indeed, that all mankind are by nature in a state of total ruin, then, doubtless,the great salvation by Christ stands in direct relation to this ruin, as the remedy to the disease.”

Ifs States Christ Cases Mankind Disease Direct Relation Salvation Ruins Remedy

Book:Inquiry into the freedom of the will. The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended

Source: Inquiry into the freedom of the will. The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended