There shall be Universal Republic now, thinks Clootz; and 'one God only, Le Peuple.'
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

For not as water at times Gives off the alien heat, nor is thereby Itself destroyed, but unimpaired remains— Not thus, I say, can the deserted frame Bear the dissevering of its joined soul,
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

Why, I was brought up right next to ’em, as it were, and——” “An odd streak in the family?” “Streak?
— from The Shriek: A Satirical Burlesque by Charles Somerville

2 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulest sins, And wash'd us in his richest blood; 'Tis he that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God.
— from Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Isaac Watts

Every day some new ravishment of the beautiful city was wrought, new victims buried under ruins, new terror and destruction, until the whole region was in panic and dismay.
— from The War Romance of the Salvation Army by Grace Livingston Hill

Whatever confirms their views in this respect widens the distance between us and peace; the only way to bring us really nearer to peace is to adopt an attitude that will lead them to think differently.
— from In the World War by Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria, Graf

The question we have now before us, regards not the accumulation of wealth, but its distribution; and the object is, to ascertain what those physical conditions are, which, by encouraging a rapid growth of population, over-supply the labour market, and thus keep the average rate of wages at a very low point.
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 1 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle

I had thought it best upon reflection not to appear offended when we met again, and she on her part greeted me with effusive warmth and a little deprecatory look, as if to say, "You will excuse me, I am sure, for what I said to your aunt.
— from A Romantic Young Lady by Robert Grant

But the question before us relates not to the past but the future, nor are we now to examine what has been done in former ages, but what it will become us to establish on the present occasion; a subject of inquiry on which this house can expect very little information from the professors of the law?
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Samuel Johnson

In all this we are to regard that which St. Peter bids us regard, namely, that its power, whether it do right or wrong, cannot harm the soul, but only the body and property; unless indeed it should try openly to compel us to do wrong against God or men; as in former days when the magistrates were not yet Christians, and as the Turk is now said to do.
— from A Treatise on Good Works by Martin Luther