“The sword is the axis of the world and grandeur cannot be divided.”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
L'épée est l'axe du monde et la grandeur ne se divise pas.
in Vers l’armée de métier.
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“The Tao cannot be divided, it cannot be shared”
Source: Echoes from the Bottomless Well (1985), p. 37
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¶ 55
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In this famous statement, Lincoln is quoting the response of Jesus Christ to those who accused him of being able to cast out devils because he was empowered by the Prince of devils, recorded in Matthew 12:25: "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand".
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