With their concern for personal autonomy and individual freedom, anarchists more than any other socialists are aware of the inhumanity of both physical punishment and manipulative cure for anti-social members of the community. They look to reasoned a...
Whatever its future success as a historical movement, anarchism will remain a fundamental part of human experience, for the drive for freedom is one of our deepest needs and the vision of a free society is one of our oldest dreams. Neither can ever b...
Left to themselves, humans have always managed their own affairs creatively and well. Indeed, for most of human evolution and history people have lived peaceful, co-operative lives without rulers, leaders, politicians, soldiers, policemen and taxmen.
The continued appeal of anarchism can probably be attributed to its enduring affinity with both the rational and emotional impulses lying deep within us. It is an attitude, a way of life as well as a social philosophy. It presents a telling analysis ...
the longest prayer Peter ever prayed in the Senate-that of March 10, 1947, at the time of Mrs. Alben Barkley's death-took two minutes; the shortest, that which opened the Second Session of the Eightieth Congress-was exactly 36 words long and took a m...
It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.
Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it.
If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.
No tabloid will ever print the startling news that the mummified body of Jesus of Nazareth has been discovered in old Jerusalem. Christians have no carefully embalmed body enclosed in a glass case to worship. Thank God, we have an empty tomb. The glo...
The proof of how real Jesus knew hell to be is that He came to earth to save us from it.
God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.
If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
