Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – Be Yourself
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Norman Douglas Quote – Advertisements
“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.” – Norman Douglas
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Distinguishing Mark Of The Human Person
“When millions of people are suffering from a poverty which means hunger, malnutrition, sickness, illiteracy and degradation, we must not only remind ourselves that no one has a right to exploit another for his own advantage, but also and above all we must recommit ourselves to that solidarity which enables others to live out in the actual circumstances of their […]
Read moreTheodore M. Hesburgh Quote – Inequality
“The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in America. But color was something else. Reds were murdered like wild animals. Yellows were characterized as a peril and incarcerated en masse during World War II for no really good reason by our most liberal […]
Read moreSir Peter Ustinov Quote – Terrorism
“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.” – Sir Peter Ustinov
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi Quote – Women Are Valued
“In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued.” – Aung San Suu Kyi
Read moreTom Hayden Quote – I Think It’s Helpful
“I think it’s helpful to remind white ethnics that they, too, came here in boats; that they, too, lived in slums; that they, too, had yellow fever; that they, too, were stigmatized as incorrigible; that they, too, had the highest homicide rates and the highest incarceration rates and the highest rates of mental illness; and that everything that was said […]
Read moreCharlton Heston Quote – NRA
“…tragedy has been, and will always be with us. Somewhere right now, evil people are planning evil things. All of us will do everything meaningful; everything we can do to prevent it, but each horrible act can’t become an ax for opportunists to cleave the very Bill of Rights that binds us. America must stop this predictable pattern of reaction; […]
Read moreOld Greek Proverb – A Society Grows Great
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” – Old Greek proverb
Read moreWhen dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty
“When dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty.”
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