“By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else.” MenMeanNextCivilizationVicesAshamedVulgarVulgarityVulgarity Is Book:Abraham Lincoln: Memorial Address Delivered at the Lincoln Centennial Celebration of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America Source: Abraham Lincoln: Memorial Address Delivered at the Lincoln Centennial Celebration of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
“Life seems so vulgar, so easily content with the commonplace things of every day, and yet it always nurses and cherishes certain higher claims in secret, and looks about for the means of satisfying them.” LifeLooksMeanSeemsCertainSecretHigherClaimsCherishSatisfyingNurseVulgarCommonplace Book:Maxims and Reflections Source: Maxims and Reflections