preach to the converted
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Do you think your film will change minds, rather than just preach to the converted?
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2019
"But we set out to make a film for everybody, not to preach to the converted but document this amazing event."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2019
But how do you not just preach to the converted, so to speak?
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2018
Gigs are meant to be edgy, and I never want to preach to the converted.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011
"I don't want to preach to the converted," Hetherington said of his and Junger's reporting from Afghanistan for the ABC network in 2007.
From Time • Apr. 21, 2011
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