Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
war patriotic fire
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
education peace exercise
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.
trust kings angel
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
truth knowledge politics
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
government should-have freedom-of-speech
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
cynical mind causes
The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism.
peace war army
We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.
inspirational food weight-loss
We never repent of having eaten too little.
men political democracy
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
death speech hours
Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.
thinking soldier today
I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary.
errors humanity debt
The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
peace war should-have
If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.
peace war loss
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.