“Egotism erects its center in itself; love places it out of itself in the axis of the universal whole. Love aims at unity, egotism at solitude. Love is the citizen ruler of a flourishing republic, egotism is a despot in a devastated creation. Egotism sows for gratitude, love for the ungrateful. Love gives, egotism lends; and love does this before the throne of judicial truth, indifferent if for the enjoyment of the following moment, or with the view to a martyr's crown--indifferent whether the reward is in this life or in the next.” IfsGivingDoeWholeMomentsNextLove IsViewsCreationSelf LoveCitizensGratitudeSolitudeAnd LoveUniversalAimUnityRewardsFollowingThis LifeEnjoymentRepublicRulersCrownsIndifferentThronesMartyrEgotismJudicialUngratefulFlourishingDevastatedAxesDespotsLove Gratitude Book:Philosophical Letters of Friedrich Schiller Source: Philosophical Letters of Friedrich Schiller
“Democracy is a difficult art of government, demanding of its citizens high ratios of courage and literacy, and at the moment we lack both the necessary habits of mind and a sphere of common reference.” MindArtMomentsGovernmentDifficultCommonDemocracyHabitCitizensSpheresLiteracyRatiosHabits Of Mind Book:Waiting for the Barbarians Source: Waiting for the Barbarians
“God is not on the side of any nation, yet we know He is on the side of justice... Our finest moments have come when we faithfully served the cause of justice for our own citizens, and for the people of other lands.” PeopleKnowsMomentsNationsCausesSidesJusticeLandCitizensFinestFinest Moments Author:George W. Bush