--- title: "7 Great Ideals Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Great Ideals quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Great Ideals sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/david-s-kidder-37902_napoleon_one-by-one-napoleon-s-armies-toppled-the_442632.jpg" --- > [“One by one, Napoleon's armies toppled the ancient monarchies of Europe. The French believed the great ideals of their Republic-liberty, equality, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-s-kidder/one-by-one-napoleon-s-armies-toppled-the-ancient-monarchies-of-europe/) [David S. Kidder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-s-kidder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/david-s-kidder-37902_napoleon_one-by-one-napoleon-s-armies-toppled-the_442632.jpg) > [Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-mason/do-not-let-the-endless-succession-of-small-things-crowd-great-ideals/) [Charlotte Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-mason/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/charlotte-mason-9985_crowds_do-not-let-the-endless-succession-of-sma_461207.jpg) > [Great principles, great ideals know no nationality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-garvey/great-principles-great-ideals-know-no-nationality/) [Marcus Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-garvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/marcus-garvey-3106_great-idea_great-principles-great-ideals-know-no-na_1463380.png) > [Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/dear-young-people-do-not-be-mediocre-the-christian-life-challenges-us/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/pope-francis-85_challenges_dear-young-people-do-not-be-mediocre-the_2131469.png) > [The great ideals of liberty and equality are preserved against the assaults of opportunism, the expediency of the passing hour, the erosion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-cardozo/the-great-ideals-of-liberty-and-equality-are-preserved-against-the/) [Benjamin Cardozo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-cardozo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/benjamin-cardozo-15481_assault_the-great-ideals-of-liberty-and-equality_2590313.png) > [I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/i-had-faith-in-israel-before-it-was-established-i-have-in-it-now-i/) [Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/harry-s-truman-2-7445_believe_i-had-faith-in-israel-before-it-was-esta_2607393.png) > [The great ideals of the past failed not by being outlived (which must mean over-lived), but by not being lived enough. Mankind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/the-great-ideals-of-the-past-failed-not-by-being-outlived-which-must/) [Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/gilbert-k-chesterton-223_age_the-great-ideals-of-the-past-failed-not_2886321.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-ideals/#itemlist", "name": "Great Ideals Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“One by one, Napoleon's armies toppled the ancient monarchies of Europe. The French believed the great ideals of their Republic-liberty, equality, and fraternity-were universal and should, if necessary, be imposed by force.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David S. 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