John Wayne Quotes
A man ought to do what he thinks is right
Hondo. Directed by John Farrow, Warner Bros., 1953.
Wayland, felt slavery was immoral and against the world of God. But he sought a middle-of-the-road position to keep his religion from schism and his University Trustees from conflict. The Baptist Churches of America were split asunder by the slavery issue. Wayland, who represented both the Northern abolitionist-leaning Baptist Churches and the Southern pro slavery churches, tried to forge a middle ground whereby slavery would end by the moral enlightenment of man and his love for fellow man as opposed to by legislation or economic pressure. He successfully predicted the outcome of the conflict except for one error he made. The conflict DID end slavery. The Baptist Church finally split into southern and northern wings in 1845. To this day, the Southern Church is extremely conservative, and fundamentalist; the Northern, very liberal and modern.
There was virtually no subject that Eleanor Roosevelt would not write about—politics, philosophy, human relations. And she would lead people to examine some of the most fundamental values that Americans held then without thinking much about them.
Marion Robert Morrison, known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker who became a popular icon through his starring roles in Western films. His career spanned from the silent era of the 1920s, through the Golden Age of Hollywood and eventually American New Wave, appearing in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box office draws for three decades, and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era.
