Today and Then, the Wisdom Applies
Today and Then, the Wisdom Applies In March 1765, well before the American Revolution, the British government passed a “Stamp Act,” which among other [...]
Echoes of Wisdom From the Past: Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine, in 1776, offered his country words that are important today as well, including the following (my uppercase emphasis): "What signifies it to me, [...]
Then and Now: Words That Apply
December 23, 1776 THESE are the times that try men's souls. …Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation [...]
Reaffirming Possibilities
“…The attack against reason and objectivity is fast reaching the proportions of a crusade…We desperately need to reaffirm the principle that it is possible [...]
Warnings
“In war, a physical force is to be created; and it is the executive will, which is to direct it. In war, the [...]
Justice and Ethics: Quotations
“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” Mahatma Gandhi “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never [...]
Quotations: Dr. Peter Marshall
Dr. Peter Marshall was chaplain of the U.S. Congress. Here are a few quotes: "Give to us clear vision that we [...]
From “Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad,” by Ann Petry
“...Two days later, a slave working beside Harriet in the fields motioned to her. She bent toward him, listening. He said the water boy had [...]
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Address before U. S. Senate February 20, 1892
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "Solitude of Self," Address before the U. S. Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, February 20, 1892 Being one of her last public [...]
Quotes from Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Women
One of the best-known of the mothers of woman suffrage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped organize the 1848 woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, where she [...]
