Age Quote by Charles Sumner Download Open image “Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?” — Charles Sumner ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Age Dishonorable Economics Honorable Peace Philosophy Political War
War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can be no peace that… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where peace can only be obtained by the sacrifice of… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
[Peace] cannot be honorable or secure, if the sovereign betrays a pusillanimous aversion to war. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
We know from history that the way wars are concluded is absolutely the key to whether or not there is any peace to be… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals, with the… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction, that no… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Without knowledge there can be no sure progress. Vice and barbarism are the inseparable companions of ignorance. Nor is it too much to say… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much, when I declare that… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual. — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
When I first started writing, when I was 15, I would go to work with people and they would tell me my lyrics were… — Sabrina Claudio Copy Share Image
Real people speak in my books about the main events of the age, such as the war, the Chernobyl disaster, and the downfall of… — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion. — Marion Jones Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
By making conscious choices in our behavior and where we focus our attention, we can transform our experience of our body, decrease our biological… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
I am just enjoying the dream of being Milan coach at the age of 40. — Gennaro Gattuso Copy Share Image
Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed. — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
I calculated that if I live up to the age of 80, then I end up using 450 toothbrushes in my life. All that… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image