#progress

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people. ↗

— Hồ Chí Minh

#growth #investment #progress #society #education

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other man every right he claims for himself. ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#equality #human-rights #progress #equality

My father was a progressive farmer, and was always ready to lay aside an old plough if he could replace it with one better constructed for its work. All through life, I have ever been ready to buy a better plough. ↗

— Andrew Taylor Still

#aside #been #better #buy #constructed

If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'? ↗

— Paul Harvey

#con #opposite #pro #progress

The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#america #document #each #fact #founded

Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless. ↗

— J. G. Holland

#foolish #nothing #obstinately #opinion #pride

Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#benefit #constructive #constructive criticism #criticism #desire

A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#appeared #known #led #man #obviously

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#convinced #i #language #main #obstacles

It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you. ↗

— Tony Benn

#dangerous #disagrees #each #find #first