“Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises man above the beast.”~Élie Ducommun Swiss peace activist Élie Ducommun was born on this day in 1833.
“Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises man above the beast.”~Élie Ducommun Swiss peace activist Élie Ducommun was born on this day in 1833.
“Men! The only animal in the world to fear.”~D. H. Lawrence English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter D. H. Lawrence was born on this day in 1885.
“Man has not a greater enemy than himself.”~Petrarch Early Italian Renaissance scholar, poet, and early humanist Petrarch was born on this day in 1304.
“How old are you Johnny?” she asked.“Sixteen.”“And what's that-a boy or a man?”He laughed. “A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war.”~Esther Forbes(1997). “Johnny Tremain: and related readings” American novelist, historian, and children's writer, Esther Forbes was born on this day in 1891.
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