Mankind Quotes: Reflections on Humanity (Page 9)

"The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature"

"Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudiced in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and recommended by custom"

Robert Hall, Clergyman

"The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter"

Adam Clarke, Theologian

"I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort"

Don Young, Politician

"The man of science, like the man of letters, is too apt to view mankind only in the abstract, selecting in his consideration only a single side of our complex and many-sided being"

James G. Frazer, Scientist

"Emotions have taught mankind to reason"

Luc de Clapiers, Writer

"Democracy is the common pursuit of mankind, and all countries must earnestly protect the democratic rights of the people"

Jinato Hu

"We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed"

Nursultan Nazarbayev, Politician

"That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind"

Frank Moore Colby, Educator

"I'm still a firm believer that we were definitely put here to use our minds, and that is what makes us different. And that that's the key. If there is anything that is going to stop mankind from being such a beastly, destructive creature, it is reason"

Caleb Carr, Novelist

"The fact is, every thinker, every philosopher, the moment he is forced to abandon his one-sided intellectual occupation by practical necessity, immediately returns to the general point of view of mankind"

Ernst Mach, Physicist

"To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power"

Norman Thomas, Activist

"Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic spread and is more deeply rooted among more peoples than any other religion in the history of mankind"

Kenneth Scott Latourette, Historian

"Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life"

Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Writer

"To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind"

Fanny Burney, Novelist

"In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence"

Herbert Read, Poet

"'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide"

Jon Corzine, Politician

"Christendom appears clearly to me to be one of those trifling, insignificant arts, which has never been of any substantial advantage to mankind"

Edward Hicks, Artist

"I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better part of mankind"

Gene Siskel, Critic

"If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method than technology"

Clifford D. Simak, Writer

"All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind"

Eisaku Sato, Politician

"Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality"

Adam Clayton, Musician

"Only when every one of us and every nation learns the secret of love for all mankind will the world become a great orchestra, following the beat of the Greatest Conductor of all"

Artur Rodzinski, Musician

"Let us embrace Science and the new technologies unfettered, for it is these which will liberate mankind from the myth of god, and free us from our age old fears, from disease, death and the sweat of labor"

Claude Vorilhon, Celebrity

"Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life"

Claude Vorilhon, Celebrity

"The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics"

Orson Pratt, Theologian

"The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition"

Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright

"The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind"

Norman Borlaug, Scientist

"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind"

Norman Borlaug, Scientist

"Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind, or whether the knowledge will be harmful"

Pierre Curie, Scientist

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