"I am led to reflect how much..." - Quote by George Washington
I am led to reflect how much more delightful to an undebauched mind is the task of making improvements on the earth, than all the vain glory which can be acquired from ravaging it by the most uninterrupted career of conquests.
More by George Washington
“... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”
“I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.”
“But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter.”
More on Progress
“I just do the best I can and write something interesting, to tell stories in an interesting way and move forward from there.”
“I think that the farmer displaces the Indian even because he redeems the meadow, and so makes himself stronger and in some respects more natural.”
“The biggest happiness is when at the end of the year you feel better than at the beginning”
More on Humanity
“Knowledge, Virtue, Power are the victories of man over his necessities, his march to the dominion of the world.”
“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other.”
“In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.”