Degree East Longitude

Famous quotes containing the words degree and/or east:

    “As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain circumspection and distrust, so there are qualities in human nature which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The LORD drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 14:21,22.