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Les Andrews
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It's my second time reading and but it's been years since I first picked it up. I had a hard time paying attention to his writing and it was a bit dull to me until about the last 1/4 of the book. It definitely hit me different than when I first read
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The first rule of good speaking is to know and speak the truth; as a Spartan proverb says, 'true art is truth'; whereas rhetoric is an art of enchantment, which makes things appear good and evil, like and unlike, as the speaker pleases.
“It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved, when, of the two, either must be dispensed with.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“So back to a question I raised in the introduction: What Bible translation will I give my own kids? And the answer is: I won’t give them a single translation. I’ll train them, Lord willing, to appreciate multiple translations. Instead of expressing suspicion toward translations from other tribes, I will express curiosity and interest and gratitude. I’ll teach my progeny that there’s a good reason for the little differences between Bible translations.”
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
“Likewise, revising the KJV shouldn’t scare Christians who love it. The KJV, itself a revision, underwent at least six revisions of varying significance after 1611. The last one—for various reasons the one that “stuck”—occurred”
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
“The KJV translators were not KJV-Only. They would most definitely support the work of later translators building on their foundation and being helped by their labors.”
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
― Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
“I wish also to recall to memory an instance from the Old Testament applicable to this subject. David offered himself to Saul to fight with Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to meet the enemy with his sling and his knife. In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
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