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Monthly Archives: October 2007

On the power of a world leader:

“I have been strong enough to lift you out of the dirt, and I am still able to cast you down again.”

On negotiating with a foreign power:

“. . . if you have authority to enter upon and to conclude this negotiation, you will find my ears open to hear your propositions.”

On the proper priorities of a world leader:

“For myself, I was never so much enticed with the glorious name of a king or royal authority of a queen as delighted that God hath made me His instrument to maintain His truth and glory, and to defend this kingdom . . . from peril, dishonor, tyranny, and oppression.”