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For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Discipline Law Willing
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline One Liner
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
We say, and we say openly, and while ye torture us, mangled and gory we cry out, “We worship God through Christ!” Believe Him a man: it is through Him and in Him that God willeth Himself to be known and worshipped.
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Believe Himself Men Religious
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible

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