"Civilization is not a spontaneous generation with any race or nation known to history, but the torch to be handed down from race to race from age to age"
- Kelly Millar
About this Quote
This quote by Kelly Millar speaks with the idea that world is not something that is created out of thin air, however instead something that is passed down from one generation to the next. It suggests that human being is something that is built upon the knowledge and experiences of those who have actually come prior to us. It is a torch that is passed from one race to an additional, from one age to the following. This quote highlights the importance of picking up from the past and also structure upon the successes of those who have actually gone before us. It additionally talks with the idea that people is something that is regularly evolving as well as transforming, which it is our duty to ensure that it is given to future generations. By doing so, we can make sure that our world remains to grow as well as establish.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
