#mankind

If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#doomed #mankind #men #now #succeed

They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular. ↗

— John Morley

#act #any #general #improvement #mankind

There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world. ↗

— Karl Popper

#elevated #histories #history #human #human life

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#authoritarian #democratic #devised #dictatorships #forms

You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man. ↗

— Wellington Mara

#fear #love #man #mankind #respect

My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#always #citizens #did #dreams #ever

Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind. ↗

— Cotton Mather

#families #first #mankind #nurseries #societies

No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start. ↗

— Larry McMurtry

#buy #cars #common #crucial #great

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#chief #costly #follies #mankind #most

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. ↗

— Moliere

#blunders #books #dancing #failures #fill