William Rainey Harper quotes
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“The majority has no right to impose its religion on the rest. That's a tradition as sacred as the Constitution itself to this country.”
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“Set your sights not just on the next few weeks ... set your sights on the years ahead - because our vision will look that far ahead.”
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“No patriotism is genuine that is merely partisan or provincial.”
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“The bigger the trophy, the more trivial the contest.”
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“Why didn't someone tell me that I can become a Christian and settle the doubts afterward?”
-- William Rainey Harper
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“I am raising my voice as a citizen of the country. I don?t want to enter politics.”
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“A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.”
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Source : Abdus Salam, H. R. Dalafi (1994). “Renaissance of Sciences in Islamic Countries”, p.139, World Scientific
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