He assures the most despondent that for them also a useful life is possible.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
They simply cannot understand people who tell them they have no power to work out their own salvation under the system that is, and that nothing can be done, as Marx assures them, until every capital in Europe is ready for a simultaneous revolution with New York and Chicago.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
When a stranger comes and offers to do things for you, to let you in on the ground floor, or assures you that he is working for your interest, you may be sure there is a string to his proposition, and the string is that, as a matter of fact, it is himself instead of you he is looking out for.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter