"Liberty does not consist in mere general declarations of the rights of men. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action."--Woodrow Wilson, Address, Independence Hall, July 4, 1914. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Robert Andrew Parker, born Norfolk, VA 1927 Search this
"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. If virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth, either in religion, law, or politics."--Thomas Jefferson, 1792. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Hans Moller, born Wuppertal, Germany 1905-died Allentown, PA 2000 Search this
"No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency." --Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Leonard Baskin, born New Brunswick, NJ 1922-died Northampton, MA 2000 Search this
"No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency." --Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, 1900., From the series Great Ideas of Western Man, (sculpture)
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Great Ideas of Western Man Series: No Man Is Justified in Doing Evil on the Ground of Expediency, (sculpture)
"The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Joseph Hirsch, born Philadelphia, PA 1910-died New York City 1981 Search this
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."--Abraham Lincoln, letter to H.L. Pierce, April 6, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Fred Conway, born St. Louis, MO 1900-died St. Louis, MO 1973 Search this
"Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of free government...Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened."--George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Robert Schneeberg, born Philadelphia, PA 1922-died Overland Park, KS 2008 Search this