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Quote by Joseph Alexander Leighton

“The state is the nursing mother of human culture.”

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Joseph Alexander Leighton (1870-1954) was a British author known for his historical novels and biographies. His works are characterized by deep insight and rich imagination, which have won him a wide readership. more

“Today one might be tempted to say that patriotism is the last refuge of the tribal religion dedicated to the worship of German, French, English and Russian Gods of Battles. Surely such a religion has nothing in common with the religion which counsels for the disciple non-resistance, unstinted forgiveness, and the elimination of all rancor?”

Might Today Lasts Common Battle Worship Resistance Dedicated Refuge Disciple Tempted Elimination Rancor

Author:Joseph Alexander Leighton

“Might does not make right, but right demands that those who hold to it should defend it with all their might.”

Should Doe Might Demand

Author:Joseph Alexander Leighton

“Might the peasant expect the Almighty to stay the thunder storm, which clears the air of a nation from pestilence, lest the lightning bold should in its flash kill his cow?”

Should Might Nations Air Storm Cows Flash Lightning Almighty Thunder Peasants Pestilence

Author:Benjamin Butler

“London is like a woman with too many years to encourage confession.”

Years London Confession

Book:We Discover New England

Source: We Discover New England

“In Los Angeles, everything is 100 percent organic, except the people.”

People Percent Los Angeles

Author:Kris Kidd

“Los Angeles has no seasons, so it's kind of hard to keep track of time here. The lines between spring, summer, fall, and winter all blur like my vision. I get stuck on repeat for different measures of eternity.”

Kind Different Hard Fall Lines Vision Summer Spring Seasons Eternity Winter Track Stuck Repeats Los Angeles Blur Spring Summer Fall And Winter

Author:Kris Kidd

“What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to win.”

Winning Hurt Awareness Losing Defeat Painful It Hurts

Author:David Roochnik

“He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows All beings are himself, twin-born of Love.”

Knows Love Born Love Is Twins

Author:Elsa Barker

“I, Woman, am that wonder-breathing rose That blossoms in the garden of the King.”

Women Wonder Kings Garden Rose Breathing

Author:Elsa Barker

“If loyalty is, and always has been, perceived as obsolete, why do we continue to praise it? Because loyalty is essential to the most basic things that make life livable. Without loyalty there can be no love. Without loyalty there can be no family. Without loyalty there can be no friendship. Without loyalty there can be no commitment to community or country. And without those things, there can be no society.”

Ifs Has Beens Country Community Essentials Commitment Praise Loyalty Obsolete No Love Basic Things No Commitment

Book:Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue

Source: Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue

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