"If we can implant in our people the Christian virtues which we sum up in the word character, and, at the same time, give them a knowledge of the line which should be drawn between voluntary action and governmental compulsion in a democracy, and of what can be accomplished within the stern laws of economics, we will enable them to retain their freedom, and at the same time, make them worthy to be free."

-- Winthrop W. Aldrich

#Christian Quotes #Character Quotes #Law Quotes

“Never forget that it is not a pneumonia, but a pneumonic man who is your patient.”
“I like vinyl because it's not quite random access. You have to pick up the needle, flip the record. I do think that an 18-20 minute block of music is sacred, and I can see why it's catching on. I really don't know if it will stay, but it's such a bizarre world, I think it's possible.”

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“Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.”
“Certain trifling flaws sit as disgracefully on a character of elegance as a ragged button on a court dress.”
“The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual.”
“Is there not a way by which the man who can think can be enabled to have time to think?”
“We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.”
“The slogan offers a counterweight to the general dispersion of thought by holding it fast to a single, utterly succinct and unforgettable expression, one which usually inspires men to immediate action. It abolishes reflection: the slogan does not argue, it asserts and commands.”

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