Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.

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• Thomas Brooks:

  God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

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  He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping.