17 quotes
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.
My Day (1935)
This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.
My Day (1935)
The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.
My Day (1935)
As long as we are not actually destroyed, we can work to gain greater understanding of other peoples and to try to present to the peoples of the world the values of our own beliefs.
My Day (1935)
If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.
My Day (1935)
In our country we must trust the people to hear and see both the good and the bad and to choose the good.
My Day (1935)
There is a widespread understanding among the people of this nation, and probably among the people of the world, that there is no safety except through the prevention of war.
My Day (1935)
If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people. (5 November 1958)
My Day (1935)
We should begin in our own environment and in our own community as far as possible to build a peace-loving attitude and learn to discipline ourselves to accept, in the small things of our lives, mediation and arbitration.
My Day (1935)
I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. (8 November 1944)
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Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people? (16 October 1939)
My Day (1935)
Little by little it dawned upon me that this law was not making people drink any less, but it was making hypocrites and law breakers of a great number of people.
My Day (1935)
One should always sleep in all of one's guest beds, to make sure that they are comfortable. (11 September 1941)
My Day (1935)
No writing has any real value which is not the expression of genuine thought and feeling. (20 December 1939)
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself. (15 June 1946)
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Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth. (22 August 1944)
My Day (1935)
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. (15 April 1943)
My Day (1935)