It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

We must think of human progress, not as of something going on in the race in general, but as something read more

We must think of human progress, not as of something going on in the race in general, but as something going on in a small minority, perpetually beleaguered in a few walled towns. Now and then the horde of barbarians outside breaks through, and we have an armed effort to halt the process. That is, we have a Reformation, a French Revolution, a war for democracy, a Great Awakening. The minority is decimated and driven to cover. But a few survive- and a few are enough to carry on.

Progress cannot be organized.

Progress cannot be organized.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world.

Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world.

The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom--they are the pillars of society.

The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom--they are the pillars of society.

Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

This strange disease of modern life, with its sick hurry, its divided aims.

This strange disease of modern life, with its sick hurry, its divided aims.