Roosevelt, Eleanor -- “My Day” (16 Feb 1946)
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist“My...
View ArticleCicero, Marcus Tullius -- Philippicae, V, 11
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger. [Omne malum nascens facile opprimitur; inveteratum fit pleurumque robustius.] Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci -- Note-books (1508-1518)
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian artist, engineer, scientistNote-books (1508-1518)
View ArticleBradley, Omar -- Speech, Memorial Day, Longmeadow, Mass. (31 May 1948)
To live bravely by convictions from which the free peoples of the world can take heart, the American people must put their faith in long-range policies — political, economic, and military — programs...
View ArticleNotes on Virginia (1782)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold than...
View ArticlePeacock, Thomas Love -- Melincourt, ch. 16 (1817)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it. The first is...
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