Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecherwas an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 June 1813
CountryUnited States of America
government world anarchy
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
men government
It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.
government revolution vote
Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
government anarchy mischief
The mischiefs of anarchy have been equaled by the mischiefs of government.
selfish government world
The grossest, the cruelest, the most selfish, the most easily pervertible and perverted thing in this world, is government.
government self ideas
Self-government by the whole people is the teleologic idea. The republican form of government is the noblest and the best, as it is the latest.
heart government suffering
There is no part of government which cannot better suffer derangement than the ballot. If you strike the ballot with disease, it is heart disease.
compact himself man sells value
When a man sells 11 ounces for 12, he makes a compact with the devil, an sells himself for the value of an ounce.
next worst
The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.
good liar lie tells truths
Even a liar tells 100 truths to one lie; he has to, to make the lie good for anything.
again expression flowers honest men others sad seem
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.
flowers forgot god soul sweetest
Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put a soul into
bell fear signal
Fear is a kind of bell ... it is the soul's signal for rallying.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.