William Cabell Rives Quotes
The laws by which the Divine Ruler of the universe has decreed an indissoluble connection between public happiness and private virtue, whatever apparent exceptions may delude our short-sighted judgments, never fail to vindicate their supremacy and immutability.
Quotes to Explore
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
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I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.
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I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
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At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?
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My connections to Broward are long, and they are deep, and I'm proud of them.
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Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason.
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Liberty means more to me than life itself.
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Ideas are infinite, original, and lively divine thoughts.
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Nonsense and beauty have close connections.
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Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.
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We are witnessing a great awakening. Millions of Texans, millions of Americans are rising up to reclaim our country, to defend liberty and to restore the Constitution.
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Freedom and Liberty cannot exist without Individual Responsibilty. Failure to exercise Individual Responsibilty forfeits your right to self-governance and delivers it to Government which, through force, will set the parameters of your life.
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The classification of facts and the formation of absolute judgments upon the basis of this classification-judgments independent of the idiosyncrasies of the individual mind-essentially sum up the aim and method of modern science. The scientific man has above all things to strive at self-elimination in his judgments, to provide an argument which is as true for each individual mind as for his own.
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This life is for us to discover the divine within. And that's really the key to life in many ways for me. And the thing is, it's not for us to reason why everything is what it is... just do it.
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I'm mad about God! That's why I'm divine.
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I spoke last night with many of my counterparts and without exception there was overwhelming support for this action by the military coalition consisting of the United States and the United Kingdom.
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I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice.
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My parents immigrated to the United States with $10 in their pocket and a belief that the America they had heard about really did exist as the land of opportunity.
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It's... time to introduce scholarship programs that give students a choice, especially those who are locked into low-performing schools.
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The laws by which the Divine Ruler of the universe has decreed an indissoluble connection between public happiness and private virtue, whatever apparent exceptions may delude our short-sighted judgments, never fail to vindicate their supremacy and immutability.
