"I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion."

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My desires seem especially to be after weanedness from the world, perfect deadness to it, and that I may be crucified to all its allurements. My soul desires to feel itself more of a pilgrim and a stranger here below, that nothing may divert me from pressing through the lonely desert, till I arrive at my Father's house.

— David Brainerd