A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
– Martin Luther King Jr
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- God has a plan and the devil has a plan, and you will have to decide which plan you are going to fit into. – Billy Graham
- [A]s military history reveals, a bad plan is often better than no plan, especially if the people on the other side think it’s a good plan. – Adam Gopnik
- Fangs out? Check. Claws sharp? Check. Plan? Plan? What plan? I’m making this up as I go. – Garon Whited
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