Humane Quotes

263 quotes by 220 authors

Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane. — Irving Babbitt
Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must - must - redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the… — Donald Berwick
It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and… — Cesar Chavez
Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane… — Julia Child
One can not be just if one is not humane. — Luc de Clapiers
I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to… — Albert Schweitzer
Total war is the most humane in the long run. — C.S. Lewis
These are the times for real choices and not false ones. We are at the moment when our lives must be placed on the line… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
How much longer are we going to think it necessary to be American before (or in contradistinction to) being cultivated, being enlightened, being humane, and… — Edith Wharton
Niko's angular face caught a flicker of firelight and Tempus saw his future there: sharp purpose, discipline, and power in perfect balance; love of man… — Janet Morris
As long as we are among humans, let us be humane. — Seneca the Younger
Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then… — Adam Michnik
Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again. — Thomas More
Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong. — Maxim Gorky
I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the same time build… — Vaclav Havel
Until the chance for political participation is there, we who are poor will continue to attack the soft part of the American system - its… — Cesar Chavez
It never was our guise to slight the poor, or aught humane despise. — Homer
There is a demon in technology. It was put there by man and man will have to exorcise it before technological civilization can achieve the… — Rene Dubos
We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before. — John Perry Barlow
Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others… — Eric Hoffer

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