Every Man Quotes
See related quote.
This is a very Jeffersonian type statement.
Actually originated by William Jennings Bryan in a 1900 campaign speech. See {640984} . The slogan became the name and first line of a poem and also a song. See {609937}
Part of a larger quote about scientific freedom: see related quote.
Lotteries in England of the 17th century were recognized as a societal problem. In 17th century England it was the King who was taking advantage of citizen’s weaknesses. Today, in a democracy, it is the average people and the gambling operators who take advantage of those who are susceptible to gambling problems.
Peace on Earth
Spinoza was one of the most feared intellectuals in human history—feared, that is, by the established power structures. Spinoza’s ideas were considered so radical and dangerous that he was the only man in history who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims.
The Emperor was then only 20 years old and it is doubtful that this was actually written by him personally or even that he was the originator or driver of this policy—probably the strongest statement regarding education of any nation in history. Nonetheless, it is a great quotation on the role of education in the nation. He even ordained that all girls should be educated—an achievement which had not been achieved by the majority of countries 140 years later in 2012. Most incredible about this quotation is that the Emperor made everything else of importance subordinate to the education of children." Meiji the Great