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• The petitions of Moses discomfited the enemy more than the fighting of Joshua. Yet both were needed. No, in the soul's conflict, force and fervor, decision and devotion, valour and vehemence, must join their forces, and all will be well.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Fighting, Decision, Soul

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (2008). “Devotional Classics of C. H. Spurgeon”, Sovereign Grace Publishers,

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• Like most Alaska immigrants, my roots continue to petition for equal time.

  Tom Bodett

  Alaska, Roots, Equal

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• Concerted voices of heartfelt petitions in Arabic all pleading for divine intervention are abruptly silenced as the drone ensures fatalities by injecting a final stab in each of their skulls.

  C. J. Anderson

  Voice, Skulls, Heartfelt

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• The Our Father contains all the duties we owe to God, the acts of all the virtues and the petitions for all our spiritual and corporal needs.

  Louis de Montfort

  Spiritual, Father, Needs

  St. Louis de Montfort (1983). “The Secret of the Rosary”, p.36, TAN Books

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• Why do I always have to be the one who says 'stop'?" I demanded, my voice little more than a moan. "You don't. In fact, at this point I'm considering a petition to that word stricken from the English language." His grin was almost lazy, the gleam in his eyes an effortless challenge. "If I did, would you sign?

  Rachel Vincent

  Eye, Voice, Challenges

  "Before I Wake". Book by Rachel Vincent, June 26, 2012.

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• You have witchcraft in your lips, there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council; and they should sooner persuade Harry of England than a general petition of monarchs.

  William Shakespeare

  Sugar, Tongue, England

  William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.450

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• The right of the people to peacefully assemble and petition their government for a redress of grievances is now worth a pitcher of warm spit. That's because TV will not come and treat it respectfully. Television is really something.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Government, People, Television

  Interview with David Barsamian, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. June 12, 2003.

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• And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to receive and hear the petitions of the People, then I shall send my voice beyond the walls of this Capitol for redress.

  Caleb Cushing

  Wall, Voice, People

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• That which brought me into the capacity I now stand in, was the Petition and Advice given me by you, who, in reference to the ancient Constitution, did draw me here to accept the place of Protector. There is not a man living can say I sought it, no not a man, nor woman, treading upon English ground.

  Oliver Cromwell

  Men, Advice, Constitution

  "Diary of Thomas Burton Esq: Volume 2, April 1657 - February 1658". Book by Thomas Burton, www.british-history.ac.uk. 1828.

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• So what do people see when they read that well-behaved women rarely make history? Do they imagine good-time girls in stiletto heels or do-good girls carrying clipboards and passing petitions? Do they envision an out-of-control hobbyist or a single mother taking down a drunk in a bar? I suspect that it depends on where they stand themselves.

  Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

  Girl, Mother, People

  Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (2008). “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History”, p.19, Vintage

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• All is not done when we have spoken to God by prayer; our petitions are to be pursued with real endeavours.

  Benjamin Whichcote

  Prayer, Real, Done

  Benjamin Whichcote, Anthony Tuckney (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms [collected by J. Jeffery from the papers of B. Whichcote]. Now re-publ., with additions, by S. Salter. To which are added, Eight letters: which passed between dr. Whichcote, and dr. Tuckney”, p.63

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• Amen meaneth assuredly, namely, that I am sure that petitions of this kind are accepted by my Heavenly Father, and heard by him, because he hath commanded us, that we should pray after this manner, and hath promised that he will hear us. Amen, Amen: that is, truly, certainly, so be it.

  Martin Luther

  Father, Praying, Kind

  Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.102

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• God indeed tempteth no man; but yet we ask, in this petition, that he would keep and preserve us, lest the devil, the world, and our own flesh delude and draw us away from the true faith, and throw us into superstition, distrust, despair, and other grievous sins and wickedness; and that, if we should be tempted therewith even to the highest degree, we still may conquer, and at last triumph over them.

  Martin Luther

  Men, Despair, Devil

  Martin Luther (2017). “Martin Luther's Table Talk”, p.72, Gideon House Books

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• The ultimate proof of total forgiveness takes place when we sincerely petition the Father to let those who have hurt us off the hook—even if they have hurt not only us, but also those close to us.

  R. T. Kendall

  Hurt, Father, Hook

  R.T. Kendall (2010). “Total Forgiveness: When Everything in You Wants to Hold a Grudge, Point a Finger, and Remember the Pain—God Wants You to Lay it All Aside”, p.16, Charisma Media

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• Let's as this House send a very clear message to British Muslims that we value you, we value your contribution, and we will take this petition very seriously.

  Sarah Wollaston

  House, Messages, British

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• For the most part, we should pray rather in aspiration than petition, rather by hoping than requesting; in which spirit also we may breathe a devout wish for a blessing on others upon occasions when it might be presumptuous to beg it.

  Leigh Hunt

  Prayer, Blessing, Wish

  Leigh Hunt (1853). “The Religion of the Heart: A Manual of Faith and Duty”, p.55

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• Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.

  Philip Massinger

  Gold, Bribery, Ifs

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• Men should not petition for rights, but take them

  Thomas Paine

  Men, Rights, Should

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• The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, someone who would voice their grievances and present their petitions. This was by no means a safe or easy thing to do at that time, and potential spokesman generally had to be pressured into accepting the responsibility.

  John Allen Fraser

  Kings, Mean, Responsibility

  John Allen Fraser (1993). “The House of Commons at Work”, Montréal : Éditions de la Chenelière

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• I think there was a petition online to get me involved in Doctor Who. Im not a Doctor Who fanatic, but I am a Steven Moffat fanatic.

  Gina Bellman

  Thinking, Doctors, Online

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• I know there's an online petition to have another referendum [like Brexit] but I think honestly I think if people want to go for it a little further down the line it would be a hiding for nothing.

  Nigel Farage

  Thinking, People, Would Be

  "Brexit fallout recapped: David Cameron out, Jeremy Corbyn under pressure while Nicola Sturgeon plans second Scottish referendum" by Jason Beattie, www.mirror.co.uk. June 25, 2016.

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• Let's all sign petitions to make Earthships and organic home gardens the normality.

  Syesha Mercado

  Home, Garden, Normality

  "American Idol’s Syesha Mercado: On Honesty, Acceptance, and Being Present". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I see women who have this struggle between what they know is right, what they know is necessary, what they know is healthy, what they know is good for them, what they know is good for the work that they need to do, what they know is good for their bodies, what they know is good for their families - all too often ending that statement with the upturned question mark: "If it's okay with everyone?" Still asking, still requesting, still filing petitions for somebody to say that it's all right.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Struggle, Healthy, Needs

  "Elizabeth Gilbert, ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Author, On What It Takes To Get Inspired". Interview with Chantal Pierrat, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 11, 2013.

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• To be proactive is to educate yourself and get the word out via social media, or through one of the many animal-welfare organizations around the world, and by signing petitions, starting your own campaigns, rescuing and fostering animals, organizing cleanups, recycling, volunteering at your local animal shelter, going to eco-tourist destinations or photo safaris. This will help get the word out to the masses, and hopefully, this will bring more awareness and more compassion to animal welfare.

  Katie Cleary

  Animal, Compassion, Media

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• A political animal can be defined as a body that will go on circulating a petition even with its heart cut out.

  Wallace Stegner

  Heart, Cutting, Animal

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