“The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received.” Has BeensSaidMatterStatesHouseSlaveryTradeSlaveProceedingPetitionsSlave Trade Author:Caleb Cushing
“The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the Constitution, but was a pre-existing right, reserved by the People out of the grants of power made to Congress.” PeopleMadeSaidConstitutionCongressGrantsReservedPetitions Author:Caleb Cushing
“Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good.” ShouldTryingGovernmentConstitutionBad ThingsHonorablePetitionsLobbyistsLobbying Author:Jack Abramoff
“The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord...after handling over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you will receive,' and since everyone has petitions which are peculiar to his circumstances, the regular and appropriate prayer (the Lord's Prayer) is said first, as the foundation of further desires.” InspirationalFirstsSaidWholeInspirationDesireAsksPrayerLordPracticeCircumstancesFoundationAppropriatePeculiarElsewherePetitionsSummary Author:Tertullian