"The most advanced nations are always those..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most. The power which the sea requires in the sailor makes a man of him very fast, and the change of shores and population clears his head of much nonsense of his wigwam.
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“The moral equalizes all; enriches, empowers all. It is the coin which buys all, and which all find in their pocket. Under the whipof the driver, the slave shall feel his equality with saints and heroes.”
“How casually and unobservedly we make all our most valued acquaintances.”
“An eminent teacher of girls said, "the idea of a girl's education, is, whatever qualifies them for going to Europe.”
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“Ultimately, every great endeavor consists of many little steps.”
“There are those, of course, who claim we must give up freedom in exchange for economic progress. Well, pardon me, but anyone trying to sell you that line is no better than a three-card-trick man. One thing becoming more clear every day is that freedom and progress go hand in hand. Throughout the developing world, people are rejecting socialism because they see that it doesn't empower people, it impoverishes them.”
“No doubt it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. That work is already advanced and is making progress every day. But man must be civilized also in relation to nature.”
More on Travel
“If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful New Yorker will approach to see if you have any "spare" change.”
“I'd like to see Paris before I die... Philadelphia will do.”
“The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back”