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Like the legendary phoenix, the Christian must spend his life making a nest fit for his rebirth in fire.
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By Walker and Boutall (fl. 1887-1900), via the Wellcome Collection and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
John Wesley called for a world in which no one was forced to go against his conscience or to serve against his will.
By Émile Friant (1863–1932), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
It should never be labelled ‘dangerous’ to subject Government policy to calm and honest criticism.
By Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Simonides always believed that a man with a trade was wealthier than a man with a full purse.
John Raphael Smith (1752–1812) after George Morland (1763–1804), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
John Wesley wondered how those involved in the slave trade would feel if the tables were ever turned on them.
By Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), via the British Museum and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sydney Smith warned ordinary Americans that encouraging the hawks in Washington would cost them more than blood.