George MacDonald Quotes
And in thy own sermon, thou
That the sparrow falls dost allow,
It shall not cause me any alarm;
For neither so comes the bird to harm,
Seeing our Father, thou hast said,
Is by the sparrow's dying bed;
Therefore it is a blessed place,
And the sparrow in high grace.
MacDonald, George. Poetical Works of George MacDonald. Chatto & Windus, 1893.
Of all presidential statements about a Supreme Being, this is probably the one that argues for the greatest dependency on such. It is not quoted very often because Pierce was one of our weaker Presidents.
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.
