“Almost all wars, perhaps all, are trade wars connected with some material interest. They are always disguised as sacred wars, made in the name of God, or civilization or progress. But all of them, or almost all of the wars, have been trade wars.” Has BeensMadeWarNamesInterestProgressMaterialsCivilizationSacredTradeConnected Author:Eduardo Galeano
“The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.” MenHumansIndividualProgressDiversityIncreaseSacredIntellectFreedom Of ThoughtRefinementDifferentiation Author:Felix Adler
“The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself of yourself, that is of love of your senses and of your own will, and make progress in rooting yourself in holy humility, to that extent the Lord will speak to your heart.” HeartHandsSpeakPrayerLordProgressHumilityHolyEmptySacredSensesSavior Author:Pio of Pietrelcina
“Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred.” HumansHeartIdeasProgressCapitalismTraditionSacredSentimentsHuman HeartExploitsOld Traditions Author:Daniel De Leon
“The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.” IdeasReligionTurnsCultureProgressCrimeSacredNotionAtheistConservativeUncertainty Book:Is nothing sacred? Source: Is nothing sacred?
“If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty, the creator of ambition, the author of modesty, of inquiry, of doubt, of investigation, of progress and of civilization.” IfsFirstsHumansGivenLibertyEnemyDoubtProgressIgnoranceOughtCivilizationAmbitionEarsAccountsSacredCreatorModestyInvestigationInquiryGenesisSerpentReally True Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal.” OrderGoalPrinciplesProgressFoundationSacredFormulasPositivism Author:Auguste Comte
“We are beloved spirit sons and daughters of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and destiny. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, loved us enough to give His life for us. His Atonement provides the way for us to progress on the path to our heavenly home, through sacred priesthood ordinances and covenants.” WayGivingEnoughHomeSpiritJesusParentChristDestinyPathProgressDivineSonDaughterJesus ChristSacredBelovedHeavenlySaviorCovenantAtonementPriesthoodOrdinancesSon And DaughterDivine NatureSavior JesusHeavenly Home Author:Carole M. Stephens
“Nobody has the right to shield any idea as so sacred it can’t be challenged. ... Almost all human progress is driven by people who stood up and said ‘I disagree’ with this idea that society at the time considered to be the most precious.’” PeopleHumansSaidIdeasProgressSacredDrivenDisagreeShieldsStood UpHuman Progress Author:Glenn Greenwald
“This work of the Lord is indeed great and marvelous, but it moves forward essentially unnoticed by many of mankind's political, cultural, and academic leaders. It progresses one heart and one family at a time, silently and unobtrusively, its sacred message blessing people everywhere.” PeopleHeartMovingPoliticalLeaderLordProgressMankindBlessingMessagesSacredMoving ForwardAcademicMarvelousUnnoticed Author:L. Whitney Clayton