Benjamin Robbins Curtis Quotes

Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
American Judge
Born: Nov 4, 1809
Died: Sep 15, 1874
Character Mind Nation Simple Strong Truth Is
Related authors: Clarence Thomas John Roberts Maryanne Trump Barry Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor Thurgood Marshall
He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Happiness Obligation Welfare Every Individual Sacrifices Unconscious He Feels Make Him Ties His Which Who Connect Species
There are many causes why a people politically ignorant cannot be roused to action. Perfect political ignorance must be accompanied by indifference to the general interests of society, and thus one of the most powerful motives which can act on the human mind is totally destroyed. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Ignorance People Political Mind Action Society Destroyed Must Totally Indifference General Perfect Thus Powerful Most Most Powerful Causes Accompanied Motives Politically Human Cannot Which Interests Act Ignorant Human Mind Many Why
The mind as well as the body must be not only strong but well disciplined in order to act with promptness and vigor in new and untried situations. It is hard to turn men's minds from the old and deeply worn channels in which they have long been flowing. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Strong Old Mind Men Long Channels Worn Minds Must Only New Well Disciplined Been Situations Order Which Turn Body Act Hard Vigor Deeply Flowing
No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Government Character Strong Law Prosperity Be Strong Nation National Action Weak Must Degraded Tendency He Performs Prince Himself Makes National Character Subjects Decay Which While Injure Flourish Flourishing
Religion may become a fashion as well as anything else; and, when it does become so, it has as little to do, in those who thus hold it, with the heart and the character as any other fashion. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Fashion Character Religion Heart Become Other Else Those Thus Well Does Any May Hold Anything Anything Else Little Who
No nation can answer for the equity of proceedings in all its inferior courts. It suffices to provide a supreme judicature by which error and partiality may be corrected. Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Nation Corrected Partiality Supreme Answer Equity Courts Provide Error Inferior May Which

No more Benjamin Robbins Curtis quotes

Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Benjamin Robbins Curtis.

About
Site pages
Top Quotes
Authors
Today's birthdays
Copyright © Quotesia 2025