Occupation: Author Birth: November 16, 1827 Death: October 21, 1908
It does not seem to me that the evidence concerning the being of a God, and concerning immortality, is such as to enable us to assert anything in reg….
There never was a good war," said Franklin. "There have indeed been many wars in which a good man must take part, and take part with grave gladness t….
If a war be undertaken...before the resources of peace have been tried and proved vain to secure it, that war has no defense, it is a national crime..
One may sigh for all that one loses in giving up the old religion... but the new irreligion is the manlier, honester and simpler thing, and affords a….
The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive..
The loss of religious faith among the most civilized portion of the race is a step from childishness toward maturity..
The United States has lost her unique position as a leader in the progress of civilization and has taken up her place simply as one of the grasping a….
The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum, echoed by the press and too often by the pulp….