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was crucified and he prayed to God, 'Father, forgive these people because they don't know what they are doing,' it is strength -- the strength of the meek, the power of the humble.
Remember, the same word, if used by different people, becomes different. In fact, there should be different dictionaries: religious dictionaries, political dictionaries. There should be different dictionaries. In a better world there will be -- because the same words cannot mean the same.
A diner in a restaurant rushed over to a man who was standing just near the door. 'I've been robbed!' he screamed. 'I turned my head and someone stole my brown topcoat. It had buttons on the sleeves and a fur collar!'
'Hmmmmmmm,' murmured the stranger who was standing at the door. 'Come to think of it, I saw a man walking out of here just a few minutes ago wearing that very coat!'
'Quick, quick!' demanded the customer. 'What did the guy look like?'
'Terrible,' the man sighed. 'The sleeves were much too short for him!'
Then seeing the surprised look on the robbed man's face he added immediately, 'You see, I'm a tailor.'
Your language is your language. The words have no meaning in themselves, the meaning is brought by the person who uses them.
A rancher applied for a loan at a bank.
'How much do you want to borrow?" asked the loan interviewer.
'Twenty-five thousand dollars.'
All right, but you'll have to show security. How many bulls do you have on your ranch?'
'Two hundred.'
'That should be enough security. The loan is approved.'
Several months later the rancher returned to the bank to repay the loan.
'Here's your money,' he declared, peeling off bills fro a huge bankroll.
'Well, sir, let me congratulate you on your sudden prosperity,' said the interviewer, eyeing the bankroll. And for safety's sake, may I suggest you deposit that extra money in our bank?'
Staring at him coldly, the rancher asked, How many bulls do YOU have?'
Everybody has his own language. The politician has . very subtle language, a definite language and morality is certainly not part of it. By any means or methods
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