Almighty and eternal Lord God, the great Creator of heaven and earth, and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; look down from heaven in pity and compassion upon me thy servant, who humbly prostrate myself before thee.
Interpretation
This quote expresses humility and a deep reverence for God, emphasizing the importance of faith and divine guidance.
In this prayerful quote by George Washington, the speaker demonstrates a profound sense of humility by recognizing the greatness of God as the Creator of all things. It speaks to the relationship between humanity and divinity, highlighting the need for compassion and mercy from a higher power, showing that even leaders like Washington acknowledge their dependency on divine wisdom and support.
In practice
A reflective moment at a religious gathering.
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation, in cases in which it is free to act, to maintain inviolate the relations of Peace and amity toward other Nations.
We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency. We expected to encounter many wants and distressed we must bear the present evils and fortitude
What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president. The peaceful transition of power is what will separate this country from every other country in the world.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
No man has a more perfect reliance on the alwise and powerful dispensations _x000D_ of the Supreme Being than I have, nor thinks His aid more necessary.
Silence is an ornament for women.
America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
I want to gesture toward a poetry of ourselves and others under the conditions of twenty-first-century absolutism, making us dimensional in a time when the human concrete is continually erased by state and religious violence and by disingenuous jargon serving state power.
I do need publicity but not for what I do for good. I need publicity for my book. I need publicity for my fights. I need publicity for my movie but not for helping people. Then it is no longer sincere.
Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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