Arms Quote by Charles Sumner

Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

— Charles Sumner

No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

— Charles Sumner

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

Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights.

— Charles Sumner

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

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

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

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

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

I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.

— Charles Sumner

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

— Charles Sumner

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