“The fact that the evil ones, as long as they live, can be corrected from their errors does not prohibit that they may be justly executed, for the danger which threatens from their way of life is greater and more certain than the good which may be expected from their improvement.” WayMayLongDoeFactsLife IsCertainEvilGreaterDangerErrorsExpectedImprovementDeath Penalty Book:Summa Contra Gentiles: Book 3: Providence Source: Summa Contra Gentiles: Book 3: Providence
“I think we are warranted in contending that a society thus constituted, and which may be rendered so admirable an engine of improvement, far from meriting reproach, deserves highly of the community.” ThinkingMayCommunityDeserveImprovementEnginesAdmirableReproachMasonicContending Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts, and afflictions of life may, if rightly used, become the means of improvement, and create in us the sinews of strength.... the dross is left in the crucible, the baser metals are transmuted, and the character is enriched with gold.” IfsKindMayMeanCharacterUsedLeftWiseSorrowConflictElementsGoldDisappointmentImprovementMetalsProvidenceArrangementsAfflictionCrucibleDross Author:William Morley Punshon
“The great improvement of the radio over the telephone is that it may be turned off without offending the speaker.” MayRadioImprovementSpeakersTelephonesOffendingTurned Off Author:Richard Armour