Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2020-12-21 Dec 21, 2020For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence and with moral qualities which he may use for the worst ends.~ AristotleNo government is respectable which is not just. Without unspotted purity of public faith, without sacred public principle, fidelity, and honor, no machinery of laws, can give dignity to political society.~ Daniel WebsterAnd remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.~ Lord Acton Dec 18, 2020The whole freedom of man consists either in spiritual or civil liberty.~ John MiltonIf a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.~ Francis BaconHe hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.~ Quintus Ennius Dec 17, 2020There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.~ Napoleon BonaparteLove is the only bow on Life's dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart -- builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody -- for music is the voice of love. Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.~ Robert G. IngersollToday we may say aloud before an awe-struck world: 'We are still masters of our fate. We are still captain of our souls.'~ Sir Winston Churchill Dec 16, 2020The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.~ Georges BernanosGovernment is like fire. If it is kept within bounds and under the control of the people, it contributes to the welfare of all. But if it gets out of place, if it gets too big and out of control, it destroys the happiness and even the lives of the people.~ Harold E. StassenSomehow strangely the vice of men gets well represented and protected but their virtue has none to plead its cause -- nor any charter of immunities and rights.~ Henry David Thoreau Dec 15, 2020Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for the law.~ Justice Louis D. BrandeisTrue liberty can exist only when justice is equally administered to all.~ Katherine MansfieldThe guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal.~ Lewis F. Powell Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print