All things Quote by Hendrik Willem van Loon

“The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, "This is mine," and found people simple…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Through all the years of considered opinion and thoughtful contribution that offers to explain the human condition, we are yet to see evidence of…

— Steve Carlsson

“It must be clear to those who look below the surface of things that far-reaching changes in our fundamental ideas and attitudes are setting…

— Hon J.C. Smuts

“The necessity of starting life afresh on new foundations. That these foundations must be of social justice, of rational organization, of respect for the…

— Victor Serge

“What is natural, needs to be looked upon, scrutinized and reshaped by each generation of the world, to make it compatible with the path…

— Abhijit Naskar

In our time we have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins. It is the time where we partner Creation…

— Jean Houston

“What could be more fundamental to our sense of meaning and purpose than a conception of whether the strivings of the human race over…

— Steven Pinker

“Progress in human affairs, whether in science or in history or in society, has come mainly through the bold readiness of human beings not…

— Edward Hallett Carr

“In truth, the epoch is gone in which we had the impression that the masses of society could be guided by reason and by…

— William S. Schlamm

“«How do we justify calling ourselves civilised, after all? Is it the books we read? The delicacy of our tastes? Our place in continuing…

— Anonymous

A philosophical attempt to work out a universal history according to a natural plan directed to achieving the civic union of the human race…

— Immanuel Kant

The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would…

— Bertrand Russell