Create your own Enlightenment quote (based upon the discussed Enlighened values).
Below are a few of my personal favorites by philosophes, our Founders, and other "enlightened" leaders regardless of the era in which they lived. I humbly submit one of my own. Have fun with it! Please copy your quote in large font, so that we may decorate the hallway of the 2nd floor.
Feel free to write commentary about submitted quotes. You may use a
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable"- JFK
"Use, do not abuse. Neither excess nor abstinence render a man happy" - Voltaire
" Right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant" -MLK
"Never, never, never give up" - Sir Winston Churchill
" Democracy without freedom is like "faith without works"- Dead!" - Mrs. Linn
posted by Mrs. Linn @ 4:15 AM
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"It is better to be alive and relatively happy in any political system rather than totally free in complete anarchy."
"Peace can only be true with acceptance and a level society."
Social stratification and lack of toleration brings rebellion and unhappiness to a nation, and there cannot be peace when the following are present.
Humanity is often both the Disease and the Cure, I pray you choose the latter path.
"A good intention is worth nothing without the act"
Sometimes the thought of punishment alone is enough to keep a man from committing a crime.
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"There is no life better than a free one."
"The ones who put forth the effort are often the ones who achieve greatness either among themselves or society."
The worst crime you can commit is not standing up for what you believe in.
"An individual seeking independence competes with his fellow man, serving an injustice to his community and its hope of progress."
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"One cannot have freedom without toleration."
"Only with success and toleration can one achieve a state of true happiness."
A people unwilling to keep the government in check are a people without liberty.
"The written word has the capacity to instill more fear into man than any battle ever could."
"women will always be considered inferior to men,But there will always be room for them to facilitate those Enlightened."
"The difference between a society of freedom and a society of anarchy depends on the people's willingness to live a life of peace and loyalty."
LOVE EVERYONE AROUND YOU
"You cannot complain about the way things are unless you take part in trying to change them."
" To relinquish ones rights, is to be completely submissive to corrupt government."
"My destiny is not manifest--I change my fate with every step I take. Do not confine me in paper walls; I am worth so much more."
"We each live our routine lives, bland and trite; it is only those who walk to a different beat that can truly make a difference in the world."
So many great quotes, and thought provoking observations. I appreciate your sharing them (and your anonymity). Don't forget to let me know if you chose an alias.
Additionally, copy them so we can hang them in the hallway.
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Great minds don't think alike; they think different. That is what makes them great.
"Unless complete toleration prevails, majority slavery over the minority will ensue."
"Cling to the traditions, and you'll achieve nothing. Strive for reform, and great success will come."
"If the desire to reform goes beyond just the intention, then great changes are well on its way."
"Do not dwell on past problems, instead look ahead. For the past cannot be rewritten but the future can. You hold the pen in your hands."
"every question in life has an explanation, you just have to think about it"
Without optimism, there's no hope. Without hope, we can't anticipate change.
There is no definite true or false. The real answer lies in the reasoning used to find the true or false.
Pride in country, culture, or race are the epitome of arrogance; an individual has influence over none yet takes credit for all.
"It is better to question and blaze new paths than to follow blindly and be led astray."
Human nature dictates the logic we use to justify our actions.
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One who does for the betterment of his community is, in the end, doing for hisself.
You can have all the money, fame,popularity, and power you want, without love, you are deprived, weak, and powerless.
Resistance is a legitimate action that must be practiced.
"If you give up on yourself,you have given up on your pride"
What good does freedom do us if we're not free to begin with?
“The best type of success is one that is reached through great opposition and the perseverance to succeed…”
All ideas should be subject to discourse and nothing considered taboo; else, truth will be a slave to our innate ignorance.
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