Lincoln did not admire those who think it is a mark of sophistication to sneer at patriotism. He believed that God has a will for a country and that is honest man should rejoice in the effort to try to remake his country after the Divine pattern, insofar as that pattern is revealed to him. Elton Trueblood
I don’t see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.
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Tupac Shakur
A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.
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Mollie Marti
Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone's servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented...
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Dinesh DSouza
Whoever is under a man's power is under his protection, too.
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David J. Schwartz
As humans, we unconsciously embrace the group’s beliefs and behaviors without questioning them or surrender to their opinions.
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Dragos Bratasanu
More Quotes By Elton Trueblood
It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.
Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.
He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.
He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.
(The death of his child) "was the first experience of his life, so far as we know, which drove him to look outside of his own mind and heart for help to endure a personal grief. It was the first time in his life when...
