| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: WARWICK.
Now, by God's will, thou wrong'st him, Somerset;
His grandfather was Lionel Duke of Clarence,
Third son to the third Edward King of England:
Spring crestless yeomen from so deep a root?
PLANTAGENET.
He bears him on the place's privilege,
Or durst not, for his craven heart, say thus.
SOMERSET.
By Him that made me, I'll maintain my words
On any plot of ground in Christendom.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: cut off all unnecessary actions.
7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly,
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits
that are your duty.
9. MODERATION. Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much
as you think they deserve.
10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths,
or habitation.
11. TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents
common or unavoidable.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome: they are voluntary, except for members of the Communist
Party, who are considered to have broken the party
discipline if they refrain. But they can avoid the
"Saturdayings" if they wish to by leaving the party. Indeed,
Lenin points, out that the "Saturdayings" are likely to assist
in clearing out of the party those elements which
joined it with the hope of personal gain. He points out that
the privileges of a Communists now consist in doing more
work than other people in the rear, and, on the front, in
having the certainty of being killed when other folk are
merely taken prisoners.
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