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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who read more
To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they
States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have read more
States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them
Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be read more
Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell
If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men read more
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated read more
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?