#sence

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to the prejudices of the world. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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The absence and suppression of justice can only open the way for extremists to exploit such a condition to perpetrate acts of violence against innocents. ↗

— King Hussein I

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In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know what he was going to do. ↗

— Neil Innes

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In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for. ↗

— Elijah Wood

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In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

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In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison. ↗

— Derek Bailey

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ↗

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

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