Bangambiki HabyarimanaThe eyes of god are upon you, I mean the eyes of society. We are prisoners of societies in which we live
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The eyes of god are upon you, I mean the eyes of society. We are prisoners of societies in which we live. is a quote from the book “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom. She was a Dutch woman who was imprisoned in a German concentration camp during World War II.
In the introduction of her book, Corrie says: “We are prisoners of societies in which we live. We cannot give up our lives or our opinions or our way of life without incurring the penalty for treason.”
Source: Pearls Of Eternity
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