“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”
--Baron de Montesquieu
Showing posts with label Name. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Name. Show all posts
Dangerous Banks
“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.”
--Thomas Jefferson
--Thomas Jefferson
Know Their Name
“If you want to let someone know that they’re loved, call them by their name. After all, someone loved them enough to give them one.”
--Tom Ryan
--Tom Ryan
Impartial Ignorance
“Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.”
--G.K. Chesterton
--G.K. Chesterton
Certain Size Greatness
“Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small.”
--Phillips Brooks
--Phillips Brooks
A Name Worth Remembering
“There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.”
--Theodore Roosevelt
--Theodore Roosevelt
Heroes' Legacy
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
--Benjamin Disraeli
--Benjamin Disraeli
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