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“Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper.”

Mean Reading Found Causes Saws Worst Willing Late Army Newspapers Command Too Late Yield Editors Editing Defects Edits

Author:Robert E. Lee

“Turning, then, from this loathsome combination of church and state, and weeping over the follies of our fellow men, who yield themselves the willing dupes and drudges of these mountebanks, I consider reformation and redress as desperate, and abandon them to the Quixotism of more enthusiastic minds.”

Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815

“Democracy comes naturally to him who is habituated normally to yield willing obedience to all laws, human or divine.”

Humans Law Democracy Divine Willing Obedience Yield

Book:India of My Dreams

Source: India of My Dreams

“In order for the inner man to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit, the children of God must discharge their responsibility. They need to yield specifically to the Lord, forsake every doubtful aspect in their life, be willing to obey fully God's will, and believe through prayer that He will flood their spirit with His power.”

Source: The Finest of the Wheat, vol 2: Selected Excerpts from the Published Works of Watchman Nee