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The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very read more
The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated read more
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No 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 a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
A nation can assume that the addition of the words "under God" to its pledge of allegiance gives evidence that read more
A nation can assume that the addition of the words "under God" to its pledge of allegiance gives evidence that its citizens actually believe in God whereas all it really proves is that they believe in "believing" in God
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a continent, a part of the read more
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were . . .
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others read more
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others by force that it is right
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who read more
To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten
A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten
