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Mankind
«It would indeed be the ultimate tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more noble than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump.»
«It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past. . .»
«It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.»
Author: Patrick Henry
(Lawyer)
| About:
Hope,
Illusion,
Mankind
| Keywords:
Against A, anguish, anguished, anguishes, apt, beasts, cost, illusions, indulge, indulges, painful, provide, provide for, shut, siren, Sirens, song, The Song of, The Whole Truth, transforms
«It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.»
«It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business.»
«It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Mankind,
Religion
| Keywords:
Age to Age, come of age, door, dragon, First to, golden, Golden Age, guards, mankind, necessary, on guard, on your guard, possible, religion, slay, The Golden Age, threshold, thresholds
«It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.»
Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Pastor, Theologian)
| About:
Mankind
| Keywords:
alternatives, bring out, crucial
«It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change, particularly changes for the better»
Author: John Steinbeck
(Novelist, Writer)
| About:
Age,
Change,
Mankind
| Keywords:
particularly, protest, protesting
«It is too simple to say `man is basically good' or `man is basically evil'. The correct way would be to say `man can become good (probably) and better and better, under a hierarchy of better and better conditions, but also it is very easy, even easie»