Injustice
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.” ~Frederick Douglas
Category Archives: Quotes
If I Were the Devil…
“If I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d… Read more »
About the Declaration…
About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for… Read more »
On Satisfaction
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” ~C.S. Lewis
Tools
“If the poor workman hates his tools, the good workman hates poor tools. The work of the workingman is, in a sense, defined by his tools.” – Weinberg
On Deep Faith…
“A faith built on Wikipedia articles or reducible to 140 characters points to no lasting city.” ~seen online
Giving Up Things
“The people who look like they have everything they want are actually the people who are most clear on what they are willing to give up.” ~Penelope Trunk Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but… Read more »