Quotes About Provisions

The Republican ethos underlying these landmark provisions was aptly framed by the great abolitionist Republican, Frederick Douglass. Douglass said, "It is evident that white and black must fall or flourish together. In light of this great truth, laws ought to be enacted, and institutions established—all distinctions, founded on complexion, and every right, privilege and immunity, now enjoyed by the white man, ought to be as freely granted to the man of color."2

We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.

There is an ancient belief that the gods love the obscure and hate the obvious. Without benefit of divinity, modern men of similar persuasion draft provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 341 is their triumph.

An army marches on its stomach.

He then ordered bread and cheese and butter and beer for every man at the guns.

Curative Waters wagon he threw his shotgun, purchases of tinned butter and dried beef, bacon, two sheepskins, a small box

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each manís silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his fatherís journey.

“Go through the camp and tell the people, ëPrepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.í”

So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ëTake provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.í

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the kingís service.