Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind read more

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, read more

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

You can't say civilization isn't advancing: in every war, they kill you in a new way.

You can't say civilization isn't advancing: in every war, they kill you in a new way.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be read more

America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under read more

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.