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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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What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
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
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
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Forgiveness God Let Go Truth
The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ that the soul may be fattened on God.
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Blood Body Soul Spiritual
If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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Earth Religious Sky
It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.
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Nature Religion
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
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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Born Death Difference Life
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

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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