“He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed.”
Courageous feeling
Courageous Quotes — page 265 of 1106
“Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.”
“Marxists get up early to further their cause. We must get up even earlier to defend our freedom.”
“Democracy is the opposite of totalitarianism, communism, fascism, or mobocracy.”
“When we want to infuse new ideas, to modify or better the habits and customs of a people, to breathe new vigor into its national traits, we must use the children as our vehicle; for little can be accomplished with adults.”
“No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.”
“A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.”
“As soon as men live entirely in accord with the law of love natural to their hearts and now revealed to them, which excludes all resistance by violence, and therefore hold aloof from all participation in violence - as soon as this happens, not only will hundreds be unable to enslave millions, but not even millions will be able to enslave a single individual.”
“The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside”
“Creeds like pacifism or anarchism, which seem on the surface to imply a complete renunciation of power, rather encourage this habit of mind. For if you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics ... the more you are in the right (and) everybody else should be bullied into thinking otherwise.”
“If you have no money, men won't care for you, women won't love you; won't, that is, care for you or love you the last little bit that matters.”
“It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.”
“But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.”
“Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers.”
“A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.”
“Britain does not want a return to boom and bust.”
“Ultimately, totalitarianism is the only sort of politics that can truly serve the sky-god's purpose. Any movement of a liberal nature endangers his authority and that of his delegates on earth. One God, one King, one Pope, one master in the factory, one father-leader in the family at home.”
“To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil.”
“You've buttered your bread, now sleep in it.”
“The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them”