No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage. Plutarch Greek biographer & moralist (46 AD - 120 AD) Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures. Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC) Where the speech is corrupted, the mind is also. Seneca Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC - 65 AD) It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive. Earl Warren US jurist & politician (1891 - 1974) When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it. Marquis de Vauvenargues Long ago we stated the reason for labour organizations. We said that union was essential to give labourers opportunity to deal on an equality with their employers. US Supreme Court Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind. John Tillotson English prelate (1630 - 1694) Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act. The Talmud When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and savages and begin to live like civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality, when men may voice their opinions because they must examine their opinions. Walter Lippmann US author & journalist (1889 - 1974) Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Herbert Spencer English philosopher (1820 - 1903) |