The dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier. — James Bryant Conant Copy Share Image
He [Paolo Sarpi] was one of the two foremost Italian statesmen since the Middle Ages, the other being Cavour. — Andrew Dickson White Copy Share Image
It is vain to say that enlightened statesmen will always be able to adjust their interests. Enlightened men will not always be… — James Madison Copy Share Image
MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I will tell you whom to vote for: We will vote for the principles of civil and religious liberty, the man who… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Today (1950), the hatred of the Moslem countries against the West is becoming hatred against Christianity itself. Although the statesmen have not… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
In testimony of their Respect For The Patriot of incorruptible Integrity, The Soldier of approved Valour The Statesman of consummate Wisdom; Whose… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Moreover, war has become a thing potentially so terrible and destructive that it should have been the common aim of statesmen to… — Arthur Henderson Copy Share Image
The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken… — John Bachman Copy Share Image
Actuated by these motives, and apprehensive of disturbing the repose of an unsettled reign, Julian surprised the world by an edict which… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The man of large and conspicuous public service in civil life must be content without the Presidency. Still more, the availability of… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
A man may be a great statesman, and yet dislike his wife, and like somebody else's. A man may be a great… — Ouida Copy Share Image
At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
No nation went into oblivion or was destroyed because it had bad laws, or because its statesmen were not intelligent, but because… — Melvin J. Ballard Copy Share Image
American statesmen might like some Europeans more than others and even detect quaint resemblances to their own outlook; but they no more… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
It is not the principled partisan, however obnoxious he may seem to his opponents, who degrades our public debate, but the preening,… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image