Humane Quotes

It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity. Cesar Chavez
Life God Time Injustice World Gift Opportunity Will Become Discouraged Awesome Humane Our Earth Way Everywhere Possible Promise Would Would-Be See About Gives He Limited Limited Time Did Just Us Use Choose
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. H. L. Mencken
Government Oppression Humane Top Worst Moral Composed No Limit Most Limit Very Often Fanatics Tolerant Cynics
With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost. William Lloyd Garrison
Will Men Argument Lost Humane Plead Tyrants Give Quarter Nor Where Certainly Reason Reasonable Waste
The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth. Frederick Law Olmsted
Truth World Power Humane Destroy Possession Arbitrary Arbitrary Power Magnanimity Over Always Sensibility
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame. Friedrich Nietzsche
You Humane Someone Shame Most Regard Spare
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement - but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims. Joseph Conrad
Revolution Humane Unselfish Leaders Noble Devoted Passes Begin Intelligent May Just Movement Victims Them Natures Away
We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate medical care. Norman Borlaug
Life Education Good Food Opportunity Care First Humane Adequate Recognize Must Only Fact Also Employment Comfortable Housing Provide Effective Decent Clothing Requisite Good Education Compassionate Medical Medical Care
Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society. Pope John Paul II
Politics World Responsibility Free Example Radical Humane Society Changes Democratic Genuinely Leave America Just World Politics
There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane. Friedrich Nietzsche
Good Humane Benefit Several Respects Good Reason General More General Good Could Suppose Instruction Gods Human Human Beings Us Reason Beings Humans
Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane. Howard Zinn
Nation Humane Too Civilized Uncivilized Been American Often Taught Inhumane Actions
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane. Jane Harrison
Patient Manly Humane Meek Honorable Womanly Brave Either Modest
If apes are given the right to humane treatment, it just might become harder to deny that same right to their human cousins. Adam Cohen
Become Humane Given Cousins Deny Same Human Just Ape Might Harder Right Treatment
As home secretary, I will work to ensure that our immigration policy is fair and humane. Amber Rudd
Work Home Immigration Will Humane Our Secretary Ensure Immigration Policy Fair Policy
The only way to security for Israel and a humane life for Palestinians in their own land is political. No matter where the fault for past negotiating failures lies, there is no other path. Anthony Lewis
Life Fault Political Matter Path Past Own Humane Other Way Negotiating Security Lies Only Failures Israel Where Land Palestinians
Americans, we passionately believe, are a humane people. We showed that in restoring wounded economies abroad after World War II, even those of our enemies, Germany and Japan. Anthony Lewis
War People World Enemies Believe Humane Our Those Wounded Restoring Abroad Economies Passionately Germany American After Japan Even World War World War II
I should have the opportunity, if I need to let somebody go, to let the person go in a very humane, dignified way. Anthony Scaramucci
Opportunity Somebody Humane Dignified Way Go Very Person Should Need
Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent. Barbara Kingsolver
Me People Care Innocent Mind Humane Society Like Terms dont Care Dwell Happens Who
The Humane Society is so great to work with. Because everyone there is so nice and supportive, and they're all animal lovers like me. Bella Thorne
Work Great Me Animal Nice Humane Society Everyone Supportive Like Because Lovers
The lawgiver ought to be gentle, lenient and humane. The lawgiver ought to be a skilled architect who raises his building on the foundation of self-love, and the interest of all ought to be the product of the interests of each. Cesare Beccaria
Building Humane Ought Architect Gentle Self-Love His Interest Lenient Interests Skilled Product Who Each Foundation Raises
We need a human presence at the border and a humane presence at the border. David Dewhurst
Humane Border Human Presence Need
I suspect that no community will become humane and caring by restricting what its members can say. Derek Bok
Will Become Community Humane Caring Say Members Restricting Suspect
Captain William Thomas Turner, hero; villain, Schwieger. As I started doing research into him and into the submarine and so forth, I found that I was growing increasingly sympathetic to him. He's a young guy, 30, handsome, well-liked by his crew, humane. Erik Larson
Hero Young Research Humane Crew Increasingly Thomas William Guy He Him Doing His Submarine Handsome Young Guy Forth Turner Captain Villain Growing Found Started Sympathetic
I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man. Fanny Kemble
Man Thought Manly Humane Corporal Must Abhorrent Sort Female Said Labour Any Endure Slaves
Buildings are 'humane' only when they promote peaceful human co-existence. Frei Otto
Humane Promote Only Buildings Human Peaceful
This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how? Friedrich Durrenmatt
World Become Humane More How Inhuman
Few people are as well-situated to speak about the laudable benefits of a humane immigration policy than me. Gad Saad
Me People Speak Benefits Immigration Few Humane Immigration Policy About Policy Than Few People
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