George Davis Herron famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

No man has ever ruled other men for their own good.
-- George Davis Herron

#Men #Politics
The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
-- George Davis Herron

#Greed #Possession

Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.
This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.
God wants us to speak to men so that they will feel it, so that they will never forget it. God means every Christian to be effective, to make a difference in the actual records and results of Christian work. God put each of us here to be a power. There is not one of us but is an essential wheel of the machinery and can accomplish all that God calls us to.
We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?
No one man is superior to the game.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose, But young men think it is, and we were young.
Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.
The world is now too small for anything but brotherhood.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.

George Davis Herron famous quotes

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