Told Israel National

Famous quotes containing the words told, israel and/or national:

“She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i’th’bud,
Feed on her damask cheek.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 8:5.

Leaders of ancient Israel asking the last of the judges, Samuel, to appoint a king.

“In the past, it seemed to make sense for a sportswriter on sabbatical from the playpen to attend the quadrennial hawgkilling when Presidential candidates are chosen, to observe and report upon politicians at play. After all, national conventions are games of a sort, and sports offers few spectacles richer in low comedy.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)