It was the feeling of a passenger on an ocean steamer whose mind will not give him rest until he has been in the engine-room and t...alked with the engineer. She wanted to see with her own eyes the action of primary forces; to touch with her own eyes the action of primary forces; to touch with her own hand the massive machinery of society; to measure with her own mind the capacity of the motive power. She was bent upon getting to the heart of the great American mystery of democracy and government.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Who can measure the advantages that would result if the magnificent abilities of these women could be devoted to the needs of gove...rnment, society and home, instead of being consumed in the struggle to obtain their birthright of individual freedom? Until this be gained we can never know, we can not even prophesy the capacity and power of women for the uplifting of humanity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
During medieval times, all those emotions were missing which have made us cautious and tentative in matters of justice: the insigh...t into diminished capacity, the concept of judicial fallibility, the awareness that society has to share in the blame for the guilt of individuals, the question whether an individual ought not be rehabilitated rather than made to suffer. Or, perhaps, better stated: a vague sense of all this is not lacking, but rather concentrates itself, unverbalized, in instant impulses of charity and forgiveness, unconcerned with the issue of guilt, which could suddenly break through the cruel satisfaction over the administration of justice. While we administer a hesitant, toned down justice, partially filled with a guilty conscience, the Middle Ages knew only two extremes: the full measure of cruel punishment or mercy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a livin...g faith reflected in daily service, the discipline of hard work and stick-to-itiveness, and a capacity to struggle in the face of adversity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Vainglory and curiosity are the two scourges of our soul. The latter leads us to thrust our noses into everything, and the former ...forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You shall have only a full and honest weight; you shall have only a full and honest measure, so that your days may be long in the ...land that the LORD your God is giving you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for ...the measure you give will be the measure you get back.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »