Cornel West (1953) African-American philosopher and political/civil rights activist
Source: Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom (2008); also on "The Way I See It" Starbucks Coffee Cup #284
“People don't save other people. People save themselves.”
— Jeffrey Eugenides, book The Marriage Plot
Source: The Marriage Plot
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NPR: Weekend Edition (2 July 2005)
“Two drowning people can't save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.”
Carsten Jensen (1952) Danish author and political columnist
Source: We, the Drowned
“May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.”
Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) American politician, 13th President of the United States (in office from 1850 to 1853)
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1840s
“It was not by dialectic that it pleased God to save His people.”
Ambrose (339–397) bishop of Milan; one of the four original doctors of the Church
De fide, I, 5, 42.