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Woodrow Wilson Politician
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"I am not one of those who have the least anxiety about the triumph of the principles I have stood for. I have seen fools resist Providence before, and I have seen their destruction, as will come upon these again, utter destruction and contempt. That we shall prevail is as sure as that God reigns."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"The attempt is to kill the false "I", so that the real "I", the Lord, will reign. "I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me," say the Hebrew scriptures."

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Ovid Poet
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"It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods."

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Isaac Watts Hymn Writer, Poet
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"Salvation, O the joyful sound! 'Tis pleasure to our ears; A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears."

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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer
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"A Soviet citizen, an official writer, once said to me: "The day when Communism (that is, well-being for everyone) reigns, man's tragedy will begin: his finitude.""

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Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer
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"The great and glorious masterpiece of men is to live to the point. All other things-to reign, to hoard, to build-are, at most, but inconsiderable props and appendages."

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