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“Canada regards herself as responsible to all mankind for the peculiar ecological balance that now exists so precariously in the water, ice and land areas of the Arctic archipelago. We do not doubt for a moment that the rest of the world would find us at fault, and hold us liable, should we fail to ensure adequate protection of that environment from pollution or artificial deterioration.”

“In writing, as in life, faults are endured without disgust when they are associated with transcendent merit, and may be sometimes recommended to weak judgments by the lustre which they obtain from their union with excellence; but it is the business of those who presume to superintend the taste or morals of mankind to separate delusive combinations, and distinguish that which may be praised from that which can only be excused.”

Writing May Sometimes Moral Mankind Taste Judgment Weak Unions Faults Excellence Combination Merit Disgusting Transcendent

Book:The works of Samuel Johnson, with Murphy's essay, ed. by R. Lynam

Source: The works of Samuel Johnson, with Murphy's essay, ed. by R. Lynam

“I am sensible that he who means to do mankind a real service must set down with the determination of putting up, and bearing with all their faults, follies, prejudices and mistakes until he can convince them that he is right.”

Mean Real Mistake Atheism Mankind Determination Prejudice Faults Positive Atheism Folly Convince Sensible

Book:Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion

Source: Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion

“One would fancy that the zealots in atheism would be exempt from the single fault which seems to grow out of the imprudent fervor of religion. But so it is, that irreligion is propagated with as much fierceness and contention, wrath and indignation, as if the safety of mankind depended upon it.”

Ifs Seems Would Be Grows Atheism Mankind Safety Faults Fancy Wrath Indignation Contention Fervor Zealot Fierceness Irreligion

Author:Joseph Addison

“True religion has a universal quality. It does not find fault with other religions. False religions will find fault with other religions; they will say that theirs is the only valid religion and their prophet is the only saviour. But a true religion will feel that all the prophets are saviours of mankind.”

Feels Doe Religion Quality Mankind Universal Faults Prophet Saviour True Religion

Book:Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

Source: Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy

“The great fault of mankind is that it will not think.”

Thinking Mankind Faults

Book:Elizabeth Cady Stanton as Revealed in Her Letters, Diary and Reminiscences

Source: Elizabeth Cady Stanton as Revealed in Her Letters, Diary and Reminiscences

“In a world which furnishes so many employments which are useful, and so many which are amusing, it is our own fault if we ever know what ennui [boredom] is, or if we are ever driven to the miserable resource of gaming, which corrupts our dispositions, and teaches us a habit of hostility against all mankind.”

Ifs Knows World Teach Mankind Habit Resources Faults Driven Employment Miserable Boredom Gambling Disposition Hostility Amusing Gaming Ennui

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“If I am true to myself, if I am true to mankind, if I am true to humanity, I must understand all the faults that human flesh is heir to.”

Ifs Men Humans Humanity Mankind Faults Flesh Heirs True To Myself

Book:Gandhi on Nehru

Source: Gandhi on Nehru

“The highest of characters is his who is as ready to pardon the moral errors of mankind as if he were every day guilty of them himself; and as cautious of committing a fault as if he never forgave one.”

Ifs Character Moral Mankind Ready Highest Errors Faults Guilty Pardon Cautious

Author:Pliny the Younger

“Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?”

Ifs Men Should Mankind Faults One Man

Book:The Portable Milton

Source: The Portable Milton