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“Perhaps more than ever before, there is that aggressive secularism and there are those who would indeed try to destroy our Christian heritage and culture and take God from the public square. Religion must not be taken from the public square.”

Trying Christian Culture Taken Squares Aggressive Heritage Secularism Christian Heritage

Author:Keith O'Brien

“The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man.”

Men Moving Left Steps Taken He Man Capture Squares Files Another Man Pawns

Book:The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess

Source: The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess

“Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the way, I'd become a good fit. It had only taken 21 years.”

Way Years Taken Fit Rounds Profession Holes Squares Astronaut

Book:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Source: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“The Ancients, having taken into consideration the rigorous construction of the human body, elaborated all their works, as especially their holy temples, according to these proportions; for they found here the two principal figures without which no project is possible: the perfection of the circle, the principle of all regular bodies, and the equilateral square.”

Humans Two Body Found Principles Taken Figures Holy Projects Perfection Circles Proportion Consideration Temples Squares Construction Principal Human Body

Author:Luca Pacioli

“In spring 1989...I saw the buildup of demonstrations from Chengdu to Tiananmen Square. It struck me that fear had been forgotten to such an extent that few of the millions of demonstrators perceived danger. Most seemed to be taken by surprise when the army opened fire.”

Millions Taken Fire Saws Danger Spring Army Surprise Forgotten China Squares Demonstration Tiananmen Square

Author:Jung Chang