#la

The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. ↗

— Henry Knox

#constitution #effect #exerted #federal #frame

The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good. ↗

— Henry Knox

#between #congress #essential #general #general good

They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government. ↗

— Henry Knox

#government #legislatures #local #must #naturally

No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved. ↗

— John Knox

#devoutly #else #gods #heart #held

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it. ↗

— Ronald Knox

#civilisation #devil #explanation #given #modern

Shortly after that, we got management problems over in England, and Judas Priest asked me to join. ↗

— Glenn Tipton

#asked #england #got #join #judas

Organic foods are richer in nutrients. This means they improve satiety and naturally help regulate body weight…Plants produce antioxidants to protect themselves from pests like insects and to withstand harsh weather. When they’re treated with chemicals such as pesticides, they don’t need to produce as much of their own natural defenses, so the levels are lower.” (p.203) ↗

— Cynthia Sass

#body-weight #chemicals #insects #natural-defenses #nutrients

A couple days before the stunts, if I'm doing something particularly dangerous, I will go over every worst-case scenario in my head, like this could happen, this could happen, this could happen, this could happen. I try to think about that to where it's ingrained in me. ↗

— Johnny Knoxville

#before #could #couple #dangerous #days

It's just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. You've gotta trust evolution, you've gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you don't need to force the bar. It'll just happen. ↗

— Johnny Knoxville

#bar #evolution #force #gotta #happen

A farmer, as one of his farmer correspondents once wrote to Liberty Hyde Bailey, is "a dispenser of the 'Mysteries of God.'" The husband, unlike the "manager" or the would-be objective scientist, belongs inherently to the complexity and the mystery that is to be husbanded, and so the husbanding mind is both careful and humble. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#humility #husbandry #land #mystery #food