"Tracing the progress of mankind in the ascending path of civilization, and moral and intellectual culture, our fathers found that the divine ordinance of government, in every stage of the ascent, was adjustable on principles of common reason to the actual condition of a people, and always had for its objects, in the benevolent councils of the divine wisdom, the happiness, the expansion, the security, the elevation of society, and the redemption of man. They sought in vain for any title of authority of man over man, except of superior capacity and higher morality."

-- William M. Evarts

#Father Quotes #Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.”

Source : 'Irish Melodies' (1807) 'Farewell!-but whenever'
“Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see - good or bad.”
“I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.”
“Some girls can skate but I personally believe that skateboarding is not for girls at all. Not one bit.”

Source : "Silicon valley could learn a lot from skater culture. Just not how to be a Meritocracy" by Katherine Sierra, www.wired.com. February 23, 2015.
“The world is governed by personalities very different to what people that cannot see further than their eyes, believe”
“perhaps these men in the House Caucus Room [Committee on Un-American Activities] are determined to spread silence: to frighten those voices which will shout no, and ask questions, defend the few, attack cruelty and proclaim the rights and dignity of man. ... America is going to look very strange to Americans and they will not be at home here, for the air will slowly become unbreathable to all forms of life except sheep.”
“Your purpose when driving is not to arrive at your destination safely or quickly. Your purpose when driving is...to impress your personality on the road.”
“It is historically the case that virtually every new zone incorporated into the world-economy established levels of real remuneration which were at the bottom of the world-system's hierarchy of wage-levels.”

Source : Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.39, Verso

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