The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy, speech at Vanderbilt University, May 18, 1963 US Democratic politician (1917 - 1963) Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873) The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility. Brooks Atkinson, Once Around the Sun, 1951 (1894 - 1984) "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." Aleister Crowley English occultist (1875 - 1947) As an athlete, when you least expect it, you may find yourself standing on the threshold of an accomplishment so monumental that it strikes fear into your soul. You must stand ready, at any moment, to face the unknown. You must be ready to walk boldly thru the wall of uncertainty. John "The Penguin" Bingham, The courage to start Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds upon the heel that crushes it. Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) His ignorance is encyclopedic. Abba Eban Israeli (S. African-born) diplomat & politician (1915 - 2002) It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. Eleanor Roosevelt US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) I believe that to meet the challenge of the next century, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, speech? in 1994 It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man English essayist & juvenile novelist (1898 - 1963) |