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Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.

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Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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Born Death Prevention
Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does.
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Moments Place Soul
The soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
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
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Religious Violence
Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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God Money
It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
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
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God – the Teacher of the teacher.
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Nature Soul Teaching
The blood of the Christians is seed.
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Blood Christian Seed
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us.
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Eyes Kindness Practice
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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End Live Marriage

Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.

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