James A. Baldwin Quotes and Sayings

It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. I imagine ... Continue Reading →

Walter Bagehot Quotes and Sayings

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. An influential member of parliament ... Continue Reading →

Quotes and Sayings by Timothy Garton Ash

Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves from it, often by crude stereotyping. After saying ... Continue Reading →

Quotes and Sayings by Lyman Abbott

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest. Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, ... Continue Reading →