#sm

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#behind #imperialism #imperialistic #individual #just

A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#cause #creed #designated #desire #faith

Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#crusade #democracy #forth #going #imperialism

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#also #civilization #effectively #european #itself

Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. ↗

— Richard Bach

#again #before #certain #dismayed #farewell

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. ↗

— Burt Bacharach

#knowing #learn #leave #may #smartest

I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed. ↗

— John Bachman

#dried #fishermen #fishes #had #himself

The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here. ↗

— John Bachman

#army #carolinas #frequently #government #here

Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs to buy, and which will put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill. ↗

— Michele Bachmann

#bill #bought #bulbs #bureaucracy #buy

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#greatest #hangs #smallest #upon #weights