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| − | Here is a | + | Here is a list of some of the most influential phrases in history: |
| − | + | == Spoken in English == | |
| − | + | *"All men are created equal" - [[Thomas Jefferson]], ''[[Declaration of Independence]]'' | |
| − | + | *"Give me liberty or give me death" - [[Patrick Henry]] | |
| − | + | *"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." [[George Orwell]], ''[[Animal Farm]]''. | |
| − | + | *"These are the times that try men’s souls." [[Thomas Paine]], ''The American Crisis'' (1776) | |
| + | *"... to secure these rights [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" - [[Thomas Jefferson]], ''[[Declaration of Independence]]'' | ||
| + | *"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - [[Ronald Reagan]], speech at the [[Berlin]] Wall | ||
| + | *"Speak softly and carry a big stick.", Theodore Roosevelt | ||
| + | *"This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper." T.S. Eliot | ||
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| + | == Spoken in languages other than English == | ||
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| + | *"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:23-24) | ||
| + | *"I think, therefore I am" - [[Descartes]] | ||
| + | *"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth" - [[Genesis]] 1:1 | ||
| + | *"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."- [[Exodus]] 20:3 | ||
| + | *"upon this rock I will build my church" - [[Matthew]] 16:18 | ||
| + | *"Here I stand, I can do no other so help me God" - [[Martin Luther]] | ||
| + | *"And yet it moves" - [[Galileo Galilei]] | ||
| + | *"And [Josiah] did that which was right in the sight of the LORD," [2 Kings 22:2] "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites." [[2 Kings]] 23:7 | ||
| + | * "To love your fellow as yourself," is a great basic principle of the Torah. (Leviticus 19:18, Midrash). | ||
| + | * "That Which Is Hateful to You, Do Not Do to Your Fellow! That is the Whole Torah; The Rest is Interpretation'" (Talmud). | ||
| + | * "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?" (Talmud, Avot). [https://aish.com/48893292/]. | ||
| + | * "From your lips to God's ears". (culturally Jewish saying). | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:18, January 29, 2025
Here is a list of some of the most influential phrases in history:
Spoken in English
- "All men are created equal" - Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
- "Give me liberty or give me death" - Patrick Henry
- "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." George Orwell, Animal Farm.
- "These are the times that try men’s souls." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis (1776)
- "... to secure these rights [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" - Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
- "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - Ronald Reagan, speech at the Berlin Wall
- "Speak softly and carry a big stick.", Theodore Roosevelt
- "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper." T.S. Eliot
Spoken in languages other than English
- "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:23-24)
- "I think, therefore I am" - Descartes
- "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth" - Genesis 1:1
- "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."- Exodus 20:3
- "upon this rock I will build my church" - Matthew 16:18
- "Here I stand, I can do no other so help me God" - Martin Luther
- "And yet it moves" - Galileo Galilei
- "And [Josiah] did that which was right in the sight of the LORD," [2 Kings 22:2] "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites." 2 Kings 23:7
- "To love your fellow as yourself," is a great basic principle of the Torah. (Leviticus 19:18, Midrash).
- "That Which Is Hateful to You, Do Not Do to Your Fellow! That is the Whole Torah; The Rest is Interpretation'" (Talmud).
- "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?" (Talmud, Avot). [1].
- "From your lips to God's ears". (culturally Jewish saying).
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