Strangers

Since _rich_ strangers did not become servants to the Israelites, we infer that those who _did_, became such not because they were _strangers_, but because they were _poor_, -- not because, on account of their being heathen, they were _compelled by force_ to become servants, but because, on account of their _poverty_, they _chose_ to become servants to better their condition. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

Abraham, in entertaining three strangers, is said to have "entertained angels unawares;" Lot received two angels into his house, who appeared as strangers in the streets of Sodom: Job affirms of himself, "The stranger did not lodge in the street; I opened my doors to the traveller;" a good widow, in the apostolic age, is described as washing the saints 'feet, relieving the afflicted, and _lodging strangers_; and Gaius is represented as receiving Christian ministers into his house as his own children. ❋ Francis Augustus Cox (1818)

And when you're a little girl, "strangers" is an all-encompassing word that can mean everything from "someone on the street" to "the neighbor" to "that guy at the bus stop" and God-knows-what inbetween. ❋ Candace (2005)

Basically, Dior just threw their star designer under the bus based on the word of strangers with no "reported" third party eyewitness account of the actual events. ❋ Disgrasian (2011)

Having my butt shoehorned in with a bunch of strangers is so much better. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the reasons for helping perfect strangers is that we take actions that that hurt them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thomas Spanhour writes on our website: Thanks for this reminder that the way people treat complete strangers is a measure of character. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Re; "One of the reasons for helping perfect strangers is that we take actions that hurt them." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Door to door selling to strangers is no longer done for obvious reasons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main lesson on identification on strangers is a must but also girls must be warned to be sloppy with the desires of known persons too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“The amount of pleasure gained by urchins throwing snowballs at strangers is directly proportionate to the amount of anger displayed in public by those strangers” ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

But of course, meeting and chatting with friends, coworkers, even strangers is of benefit to us. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If I know that I can do SOMETHING, like dress modestly, or be aware of my surroundings, or not let in strangers, or not wander around alone, then I can DO something, and protect myself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because fosterage, pretty much by definition, involves bringing in strangers I would think the level of state control would in fact be closer to the institutional side of that divide than the program I experienced. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But no way will I tolerate a system that increases my costs or my taxes to subsidise the health care of total strangers – increasing anyone's costs or taxes to subsidise strangers is just wrong. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Soronel Haetir: Because fosterage, pretty much by definition, involves bringing in strangers I would think the level of state control would in fact be closer to the institutional side of that divide than the program I experienced. ❋ Unknown (2010)