#esp

A third ideal that has made its way in the modern world is reliance on reason, especially reason disciplined and enriched by modern science. An eternal basis of human intercommunication is reason. ↗

— Emily Greene Balch

#disciplined #enriched #especially #eternal #human

The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally. ↗

— Emily Greene Balch

#east #especially #europe #feudal #feudalism

The question whether the long effort to put an end to war can succeed without another major convulsion challenges not only our minds but our sense of responsibility. ↗

— Emily Greene Balch

#challenges #convulsion #effort #end #long

I believe as a born-again Christian that once you've had a chance to drink from the well, it becomes your responsibility to replenish the well. ↗

— Daniel Baldwin

#believe #born-again #chance #christian #drink

My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad. ↗

— Daniel Baldwin

#dad #desperately #haven #him #his

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#anyone #cannot #child #despises #fooled

There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is. ↗

— Christian Bale

#been #clearly #disrespectful #even #i

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#anyone #break #break up #i #i think

You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible. ↗

— Ed Balls

#cheer #could #get #i #public

Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#demand #esteem #exist #first #love