If a man really believes that God once upheld slavery; that he commanded soldiers to kill women and babes; that he believed… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more. — William Penn Copy Share Image
I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“Mind the Light; come under Holy Obedience. pg.33 in Prayer and Worship” — Douglas Steer Copy Share Image
That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed… — William Penn Copy Share Image
O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
Thus He whose tender mercies are over all His works hath placed a principle in the human mind, which incites to exercise… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
Wherefore give all diligence to the Spirit's motion and leadings, what it moves against, and what it leads to; for now will… — James Nayler Copy Share Image
The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods. — Kathy Baker Copy Share Image
God should be most where man is least: So, where is neither church nor priest, And never rag nor form of creed… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: ‘The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics;… — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
“She was opinionated without being pushy. When choosing a book to read aloud, she would try to interest him in those spunky… — Barbara Wright Copy Share Image
There has never been a time in my life when I felt that I could take a gun and shoot down a… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
I'm a lapsed Quaker. I don't go to meetings any more. But I'm very drawn to Catholicism - all that glitter. I'd… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
I'm teaming up with Quaker and PLAY 60 to encourage kids to eat right, stay active and do something outside for at… — Andrew Luck Copy Share Image
I don't suggest that the observations are surprising or profound. Rather, they seem to me the merest truisms. I was not aware… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I was a catastrophe at Science and Games, but the good thing about Quaker schools is that they encourage you in those… — Richard Rodney Bennett Copy Share Image
Quakers are known for wanting to give back. Ban the bomb and the civil rights movement and the native American struggle for… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Whether in times of war or times of peace the Quaker is under peculiar obligation to assist and to forward movements and… — Rufus Jones Copy Share Image
