‘We are part of a movement that is greater than any earthly empire.’

Reasons to walk cheerfully: Joe Jones’s Thought for the Week

‘We are part of a movement that is greater than any earthly empire.’

by Joe Jones 15th November 2024

Someone quotes it after every election: ‘We are not for names, nor men, nor titles of Government, nor are we for this party or against the other… but we are for justice and mercy and truth and peace and true freedom, that these may be exalted in our nation.’ Edward Burrough, of course, in 1659.

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