The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own particular rights, but a respect for the rights of others, and an unwillingness that any man, whether high or low, should be wronged and trampled…

Quote by William Ellery Channing

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Human Rights Quotes

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to...

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...

The world is governed by opinion.

The world is governed by opinion.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

True love is the parent of humility.

True love is the parent of humility.

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher