Mankind Quotes

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What is the purpose for which Masonry exists? Its ultimate purpose is the perfection of humanity. Mankind it self is still in a period of… — Albert Pike
If I lose my life in a good cause I am willing to be sacrificed on the altar of virtue, righteousness and truth, in maintaining… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
...I couldn't but surmise that the devil, looking at the cruel wars that Christianity has occasioned, the persecutions, the tortures Christian has inflicted on Christian,… — W. Somerset Maugham
The god of the Christians, as we have seen, is the god who makes promises only to break them; who sends them pestilence and disease… — Johann Most
All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized… — Ezra Stiles
The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a… — William H. Seward
Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.'… — Ronald Reagan
Upon this law, depend the natural rights of mankind, the supreme being gave existence to man, together with the means of preserving and beatifying that… — Alexander Hamilton
It is our duty to endeavor always to promote the general good; to do to all as we would be willing to be done by… — Samuel West
Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for… — Calvin Coolidge
The spirit of liberty is the spirit of him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned ... . — Learned Hand
Good and wise men, in all ages, have embraced a very dissimilar theory. They have supposed that the deity, from the relations we stand in… — Alexander Hamilton
I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We… — Benjamin Franklin
There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust. — James Madison
Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly… — George Washington
The falsification of history has done more to impede human development than any one thing known to mankind. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
People are tired of wasteful government programs and welfare chiselers, and they are angry about the constant spiral of taxes and government regulations, arrogant bureaucrats,… — Ronald Reagan
Neither in the life of the individual nor in that of mankind is it desirable to know the future. — Jacob Burckhardt
All a man can betray is his conscience. — Joseph Conrad
A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a pure faith; and… — Henry Ward Beecher
We are using the neurons, our identity, to constantly maintain our identity. Whether you are awake, asleep, or dreaming, this process is carried on. But,… — U.G. Krishnamurti
The missing link between animals and a truly humane mankind is man himself, who does not yet see himself as a part of the world,… — Michael Fox
Evolution of mankind is paralleled by the increase and expansion of consciousness. — Albert Hofmann
No adulation; 'tis the death of virtue; Who flatters, is of all mankind the lowest Save he who courts the flattery. — Hannah More

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