Every one expects to go further than his father went; every one expects to be better than he was born and every generation has one big impulse in its heart - to exceed all the other generations of the past… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
“Every great movement needs an agitator. Every leader of spiritual ideals need a John the Baptist.” — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Youth should be radical. Youth should demand change in the world. Youth should not accept the old order if the world is to move on. But the old orders should not be moved easily - certainly not at the mere whim or behest of youth. There must be clash and if youth hasn't enough force or fervor to produce the… — William Allen White Copy Share
I would rather have written Fables in Slang than be President. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
There is no insanity so devastating in man's life as utter sanity. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Whenever a free man is in chains we are threatened also. Whoever is fighting for liberty is defending America. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Live for today. Multitudes of people have failed to live for today… What they have had within their grasp today they have missed entirely,… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
In education, we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
In the Barbecue is any four footed animal -- be it mouse or mastodon -- whose dressed carcass is roasted whole... at its best it is a fat steer, and must be eaten within an hour of when it is cooked. For if ever the sun rises upon Barbecue, its flavor vanishes like Cinderella's silks, and it becomes cold baked… — William Allen White Copy Share
