American - Lawyer | April 19, 1868 - January 27, 1947
To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance.
Paul P. Harris
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The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.
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One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.
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One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have honorable place in the world's family.
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Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall.
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The nation that is supreme above all others during one age, will be eclipsed by another in the next age.
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The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.
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How strange it is that murder has the sanction of law in one and only one of the human relationships, and that is the most important of all, that of nation to nation.
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