Firsts Quote by Robert Burns

The social, friendly, honest man, Whate'er he be, 'Tis he fulfils great Nature's plan, And none but he.

— Robert Burns

“To understand the nature and quantity of government proper for man, it is necessary to attend to his character. As Nature created him for…

— Thomas Paine

“We wanted a labour force, but human beings came.”

— Terry Hayes

“Never before has man had such capacity to control his own environment,...We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in…

— John F. Kennedy

“After the primary necessities of food and raiment, freedom is the first and strongest want of human nature.”

— John Stuart Mill

“I had not then learned the philosophy which teaches that he who would attempt enterprises of great command, must begin his government by laying…

— William Reynolds

“The principled man is merely one whose ancestors were ruthlessly unprincipled, affording him the option of acting upon fine sentiments.”

— Lynn Cullen

“In the past, the strongest individual was chosen as the leader or ruler. But the concept of civilization has decided to give the crown…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“All human beings must perform according to their nature.”

— Thomas Berger

“One must take human form to engage in human affairs. It was difficult.”

— Larissa Lai

Nature rejects the monarch, not the man; the subject, not the citizen... The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be…

— Coretta Scott King