Society is older than government. But every persisting society implies the existence of government and laws; for a society without government and laws is at once overturned by its madmen and scoundrels and lapses into barbarism. — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
All men, and all created nature, have been at work, from the beginning of time to this day, to produce the circumstances which now influence our actions. AS soon as an act has been performed, it becomes independent of the… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Thou slanting rain! Thou Hebe of the Skies, That pours out drink to Earth; thou faithful wife That with moist tears embraces her prone… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
If it be true that God and man are in one image or likeness (and the affirmation that they are so is not unplausible)… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
How Time doth lash us with sharp pains, Set loose our teeth, snatch wisps of hair, dim eyes -- And finally bend our backs… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Man's life is entirely in his operations, which may all be classed under three heads: he thinks, he feels, and he acts -- these… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
The Federal Government is rendered weak to do wrong, and powerful to do right: for, as soon as it begins to go wrong, it… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Hide what you have to hide And tell what you have to tell You'll see your problems multiplied If you continually decide To faithfully… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not. — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Marriage may be polygamic, monogamic, polyandric, complex according to the Oneida pattern, or other, and is true marriage (I do not say perfect marriage)… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
Some men -- not all men -- see always before them an ideal, a mental picture if you will, of what they ought to… — William Batchelder Greene Copy Share Image
