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

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...

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when...

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...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The world is governed by opinion.

The world is governed by opinion.

True love is the parent of humility.

True love is the parent of humility.

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...

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

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...

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

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what...

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,...

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.