Progress Quotes

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It is not surprising that liberals believed in progress. The idea of progress justified the entire transition from feudalism to capitalism. It legitimated the breaking… — Immanuel Wallerstein
What is surprising is that their ideological opponents, the Marxists - the anti-liberals, the representatives of the oppressed working classes - believed in progress with… — Immanuel Wallerstein
It is, let me say, at the very least by no means self-evident that there is more liberty, equality, and fraternity in the world today… — Immanuel Wallerstein
The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization. — Pope Pius IX
These enemies of divine revelation extol human progress to the skies, and with rash and sacrilegious daring would have it introduced into the Catholic religion… — Pope Pius IX
That man is never happy for the present is so true, that all his relief from unhappiness is only forgetting himself for a little while.… — Samuel Johnson
Human progress planned as alternatives (to God's plan) introduce in justice, evil and violence rising against the divine plan of justice and salvation. And despite… — Pope John Paul II
Men get tired of everything, of heaven no less than of hell; and that all history is nothing but a record of the oscillations of… — George Bernard Shaw
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At a… — Kofi Annan
The dilemma of our age is the combination of unprecedented material progress and systematic spiritual decline. The decline in public and private morality can be… — King Hussein I
There have been two lines of progress in this world-political and religious. In the former the Greeks are everything, the modern political institutions being only… — Swami Vivekananda
Chemistry ceases to improve when one element is found from which all others are deductible. Physics ceases to progress when one force is found of… — Swami Vivekananda
The fault with all religions like Christianity is that they have one set of rules for all. But Hindu religion is suited to all grades… — Swami Vivekananda
As we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist will have to make the environment a top priority. — Leonardo DiCaprio
Humanity, let us say, is like people packed in a automobile which is traveling downhill without lights at a terrific speed and driven by a… — Lord Dunsany
Environmental challenges have the power to deny equality of opportunity and hold back the progress of communities. — Lisa P. Jackson
Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries.… — Mahatma Gandhi
The substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind. — Winston Churchill
New West End Company ensures that there is a body that can put significant investment into the West End, targeted directly to the needs of… — Philip Green
The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others to grow in the likeness… — Bill W.

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