Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2007-10-17 Oct 17, 2007Civilization is a movement, not a condition; it is a voyage, not a harbor.~ Arnold J. ToynbeeNo free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.~ George MasonAnd I honor the man who is willing to sink Half his present repute for the freedom to think And, when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak Will risk t’ other half for the freedom to speak.~ James Russell Lowell Oct 16, 2007How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of goodwill! In such a place even I would be an ardent patriot.~ Albert EinsteinIt is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate.~ Thomas JeffersonTo endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained -- who can say this is not greatness?~ William Makepeace Thackeray Oct 15, 2007Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.~ Alexander PopeThere are no hopeless situations; There are only men who have grown hopeless about them.~ Clare Boothe LuceThere is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.~ Edmund Burke Oct 12, 2007Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.~ DemosthenesWe are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.~ Dwight D. EisenhowerThe patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.~ Thomas J. Jackson Oct 11, 2007They have always taught and trained you to believe it to be your patriotic duty to go to war and to have yourselves slaughtered at their command. But in all the history of the world you, the people, have never had a voice in declaring war, and strange as it certainly appears, no war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.~ Eugene DebsOne death is a tragedy, but a million deaths are a statistic.~ Josef StalinIt may be your intent to be our masters; how can it be ours to be your slaves?~ Melians Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print