"Can there be in our age any peace……" — Charles Sumner

"Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?"

— Charles Sumner

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15 Quotes by Charles Sumner

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man
The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.
War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can…
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true…
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights…
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.
There are two sorts of pity: one is a balm and the other a poison; the first is realized by…
Whether the Union stands or falls, I believe the profession of arms will henceforth be more desirable and more respected…
It's Christmas at Ground Zero The button has been pressed The radio Just let us know That this is not…
The phrase public office is a public trust, has of last become common property.
Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much,…

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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