William Norman Ewer famous quotes

I gave my life for freedom-This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.
-- William Norman Ewer

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How odd Of God To choose The Jews.
-- William Norman Ewer

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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy

Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

The story of man is the history, first, of the acceptance and imposition of restraints necessary to permit communal life; and second, of the emancipation of the individual within that system of necessary restraints.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Is there a chance? A fragment of light at the end of the tunnel? A reason to fight? Is there a chance you may change your mind? Or are we ashes and wine?

We can't fight and beg from those we fight at the same time.

Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.

For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.