“The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.” HumansLightAgeJusticeDarkHuman BeingsLibertyMoralChristianityGreaterSocietyCivilizationEqualTestsUniversalSlaveGoddessToysSavagesSentimentalDark Ages Author:George William Curtis
“It is the most human and kindly of seasons, as fully penetrated and irradiated with the feeling of human brotherhood, which is the essential spirit of Christianity, as the month of June with sunshine and the balmy breath of roses.” HumansFeelingsSpiritChristianityMonthsEssentialsSeasonsBreathsRoseChristmasSunshineBrotherhoodJuneMerry Christmas Author:George William Curtis
“Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.” IfsHumansDiesThreeHundredCrisisConquerCan NotHuman HistoryThermopylae Author:George William Curtis
