The Red Cross in its nature, it aims and purposes, and consequently, its methods, is unlike any other organization in the country.... It is an organization of physical action, of instantaneous action, at the spur of the moment; it cannot await the ordinary deliberation of organized bodies if it would be of use to suffering humanity, ... [ellipsis in original] it has by its nature a field of its own.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We must believe that "emotion recollected in tranquillity" is an inexact formula. For it is neither emotion, nor recollection, nor... without distortion of meaning, tranquillity. It is a concentration, and a new thing resulting from the concentration of a very great number of experiences which to the practical and active person would not seem to be experiences at all; it is a concentration which does not happen consciously or of deliberation. These experiences are not "recollected" and they finally unite in an atmosphere which is "tranquil" only in that it is a passive attending upon the event.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your... spontaneous glance shall bring you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Besides, I see it is reasonable to punish a rash action, which could not be justly done by man to man, unless the same were volunt...ary. For no action of a man can be said to be without deliberation, though never so sudden, because it is supposed he had time to deliberate all the precedent time of his life, whether he should do that kind of action or not. And hence it is, that he that killeth in a sudden passion of anger, shall nevertheless be justly put to death, because all the time, wherein he was able to consider whether to kill were good or evil, shall be held for one continual deliberation, and consequently the killing shall be judged to proceed from election.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the r...ight of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cig...ar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Nowadays not even a suicide kills himself in desperation. Before taking the step he deliberates so long and so carefully that he l...iterally chokes with thought. It is even questionable whether he ought to be called a suicide, since it is really thought which takes his life. He does not die with deliberation but from deliberation.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
After mature deliberation of counsel, the good Queen to establish a rule and imitable example unto all posterity, for the moderati...on and required modesty in a lawful marriage, ordained the number of six times a day as a lawful, necessary and competent limit.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Do you suppose that sacrifice is the hallmark of moral action?--Just stop to consider whether sacrifice is not involved in every a...ction that is done with deliberation, the worst as well as the best.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »