James Lawton Thompson

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    I think a bishop who doesn’t give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.
    —James Lawton Thompson (b. 1936)

    Of course you’re always at liberty to judge the critic. Judge people as critics, however, and you’ll condemn them all!
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    I think a bishop who doesn’t give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.
    —James Lawton Thompson (b. 1936)

    Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,
    Men saw a gray, gigantic ghost
    Receding through the battle cloud,
    And heard across the tempest loud
    The death cry of a nation lost!
    —Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)