The phrase is sometimes cited as, "God is capable of tremendous things. Make grandiose plans for God." This was apparently inserted twenty-five years later in a study about Fuller. Carey's original comment, however, did not include this. Timothy George reminds out that Carey's language was deliberate and deliberate. He wanted his readers to understand that it was God who did these things, not humans. In 1726, William Carey wrote a letter to the people of England, in which he argued against making laws against religious freedom. In that letter, he also made one of the first comments about where modern America would get its ideals from. He said: "We must expect great things from God.... Let us aim at much, and we shall be sure to obtain them. Let us hang on the word 'forever,' and be confident of success. Remember that God is able to help us; and that though we are weak, he is strong." This statement shows that even before America had its own government, its people were looking to God for guidance. They knew that he gave power to leaders, so they believed that he could give the same power to others. At the time, Britain had just ended its war with France, so perhaps Carey was also thinking about how God had helped Britain become a world power. Either way, he was saying that America should look to God for strength, courage, and wisdom - things it needs to survive as a country.