“Human progress is not an uninterrupted march forward. It is a slow and devious movement with haltings and twistings. The pathway of man ascends and descends, wanders off into mazes. At times the trail seems to lose itself in the wilderness of human passion and folly. But inch by inch it goes forward with halting steps.” MenHumansSeemsPassionLosesStepsProgressMovementWanderFollyWildernessMarchInchesTrailsPathwaysMazesHuman ProgressDevious Author:Joseph Alexander Leighton
“If we contrast the rapid progress of this mischievous discovery [gunpowder] with the slow and laborious advances of reason, science, and the arts of peace, a philosopher, according to his temper, will laugh or weep at the folly of mankind.” IfsArtReasonLaughingProgressMankindDiscoveryPhilosopherFollyTemperContrastRapidsMischievousGunpowder Author:Edward Gibbon
“War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason.” WellsWarReasonLibertyProgressFollyAfterlifeWickedness Book:Selected Writings of James Madison Source: Selected Writings of James Madison