Mankind Quotes

Small: Internationalism is a community theory of society which is founded on economic, spiritual, and biological fact
Christian Lous Lange
"Internationalism is a community theory of society which is founded on economic, spiritual, and biological facts. It maintains that respect for a healthy development of human society and of world civilization requires that mankind be organized internationally"
Christian Lous Lange, Politician
Small: Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not
"Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not"
Mencius, Philosopher
Small: There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one o
"There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world"
Karl Popper, Philosopher
Small: No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives
Phillips Brooks
"No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him, He gives him for mankind"
Phillips Brooks, Clergyman
Small: Mankinds true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude
"Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it"
Milan Kundera, Writer
Small: Mankind will never win lasting peace so long as men use their full resources only in tasks of war. While we ar
John Foster Dulles
"Mankind will never win lasting peace so long as men use their full resources only in tasks of war. While we are yet at peace, let us mobilize the potentialities, particularly the moral and spiritual potentialities, which we usually reserve for war"
John Foster Dulles, Diplomat
Small: Ingratitude is treason to mankind
"Ingratitude is treason to mankind"
James Thomson, Musician
Small: The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity
David Herbert Lawrence
"The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity"
David Herbert Lawrence, Writer
Small: And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military ne
"And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God"
Salmon P. Chase, Politician
Small: The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America.
Daniel J. Boorstin
"The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises"
Daniel J. Boorstin, Historian
Small: Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing
"Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones"
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician
Small: Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind
"Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they dont even understand that w
"I like to watch mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don't even understand that which they know"
Terrence Howard, Actor
Small: No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and wha
Phillips Brooks
"No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and what God has given them he gives it for mankind"
Phillips Brooks, Clergyman
Small: The combination of hatred and technology is the greatest danger threatening mankind
Simon Wiesenthal
"The combination of hatred and technology is the greatest danger threatening mankind"
Simon Wiesenthal, Activist
Small: There is no short and easy road, no magic cure for those ills which have afflicted mankind from the dawn of hi
"There is no short and easy road, no magic cure for those ills which have afflicted mankind from the dawn of history"
Frank B. Kellogg, Politician
Small: I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind
"I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind"
Julia Ward Howe, Activist
Small: My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in ble
David Herbert Lawrence
"My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in blessed union to woman-kind - intimacy, physical and psychical between a man and his wife. I wish to add that my state of bliss is by no means perfect"
David Herbert Lawrence, Writer
Small: Mankind must remember that peace is not Gods gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other
"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other"
Elie Wiesel, Novelist
Small: Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keepin
"Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the high responsibility of inspiring and ennobling the commercial world. It is all part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind"
Calvin Coolidge, President
Small: Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind
Alexis Carrel
"Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind"
Alexis Carrel, Scientist
Small: If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
John Adams
"If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?"
John Adams, President
Small: I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and des
John Adams
"I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth"
John Adams, President
Small: The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler
Franz Kafka
"The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe
Franz Kafka
"Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Look at Christ, my dear friend: His life was divine through and through, full of self-denial, and He did every
Mikhail Bakunin
"Look at Christ, my dear friend: His life was divine through and through, full of self-denial, and He did everything for mankind, finding His satisfaction and His delight in the dissolution of His material being"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition
Henry Clay
"Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition"
Henry Clay, Statesman
Small: Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish de
David Herbert Lawrence
"Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror"
David Herbert Lawrence, Writer
Small: The augmentation of slaves weakens the states and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to man
"The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind"
George Mason, Statesman
Small: Mankind is considered (by the radical environmentalists) the lowest and the meanest of all species and is blam
"Mankind is considered (by the radical environmentalists) the lowest and the meanest of all species and is blamed for everything"
Dixie Lee Ray, Politician
Small: Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest
"Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages"
William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge
Small: An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind
"An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind"
Walter Bagehot, Author
Small: Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world
"Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world"
Emma Goldman, Activist
Small: Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood all born to encounter suff
"Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other"
Albert Pike, Lawyer
Small: A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express
Gustav Stresemann
"A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express the nature and essence of the Norwegian people, but they also express that which is universally valid for all mankind"
Gustav Stresemann, Politician
Small: The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to un
"The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into one body for the liberty, free exercise, and unmolested enjoyment of this right"
Ezra Stiles, Clergyman
Small: She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and a right solution, if we can a
"She has great problems of her own to solve, very grim and perilous problems, and a right solution, if we can attain to it, would largely benefit mankind"
Henry Cabot Lodge, Politician
Small: I think its wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to man
"I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind"
Ziggy Marley, Musician
Small: Its Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead
"It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead"
Larry Ellison, Businessman
Small: All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together
"All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together"
Jack Kerouac, Novelist