#ideals

He saw that science had become as great a hoax as religion, that nationalism was a farce, patriotism a fraud, education a form of leprosy, and that morals were for cannibals ↗

— Henry Miller

#morals #nationalism #religion #science #education

Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#daughters #expectations #fathers #ideals #perception

I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me... Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them. ↗

— David Crockett

#loyalty #politics #judgment

Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our policy and other ideals. Through the establishment of national parks, for instance. ↗

— Barbara Castle

#aspects #carry #during #economic #economic problems

It's impossible to consider living without ideals. However, when ideas lead to ideology, that's a very dangerous thing. Ideology then leads to creating the image of an enemy, and it leads to the murder and massacre that we've seen since the beginning of time. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#consider #creating #dangerous #dangerous thing #enemy

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on. ↗

— E. W. Howe

#doing #everyday #ideals #like #living

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#ideals #incredible #men #prepared #their

Posterity is the world to come; the world for whom we hold our ideals, from whom we have borrowed our planet, and to whom we bear sacred responsibility. We must do what America does best: offer more opportunity to all and demand responsibility from all. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#bear #best #borrowed #come #demand

The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago. ↗

— George Lucas

#been #dr #forgotten #fought #ideals

Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#basis #democracy #ideals #moral #once