George William Curtis Quotes

Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other.

The suffering of our people is greater than our differences. We are not yet free at last, so there is work to be done.

I am confident that if we stand for the hope and freedom of others we will make our own freedom more secure.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion.

Tis the only comfort of the miserable to have partners in their woes.

You can only be free if I am free.

Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.

Whether we are poor among the poorest, or less poor among the wealthier, let us stand proud and noteworthy, united and strong, comforted by our belonging to the Community of the Free Nations of our Planet.

I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.

I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering.

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.

If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.

If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.

I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.

Rooted in freedom, bonded in the fellowship of danger, sharing everywhere a common human blood, we declare again that all men are brothers, and that mutual tolerance is the price of liberty

We have loosened the formal bonds of unity with the great dominions. The destinies of their peoples are guided by their own governments. No rigid framework cramps our conversations with one another or with the world outside the family circle. When we meet together in equal freedom we are united by common allegiance to the Crown. In that model unity lies our strength.

The woman's cause is man's; they rise or sink. Together, dwarfed or godlike, bond or free.

Friends, we are all Indians no matter how white or dark you are. It doesn't make any difference where you are, what you are doing, or how much money you are making. We are all Indians.

Let no more gods or exploiters be served. Let us learn rather to love one another.

The Union has become not merely a physical union of states, but rather a spiritual union in common ideals of our people. Within it is room for every variety of opinion, every possible experiment in social progress. Out of such variety comes growth, but only if we preserve and maintain our spiritual solidarity.

There is no true liberty for the individual except as he finds it in the liberty of all. There is no true security for the individual except as he finds it in the security of all.

Each wants to be free, but none can succeed in obtaining freedom unless all are permitted to enjoy it

Peace is not the product of fear Peace is not the silence of cemeteries Peace is not the result of violent oppression Peace is not the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all Peace is dynamic Peace is generosity It is right and it is duty In it each one feels at home.

We have a stake in one another ... what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart