When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.

To govern mankind, one must not overrate them.

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind.

For in this century, within the next decades, will be decided for generations whether all mankind is to become Communist, whether the whole world is to become free, or whether, in the struggle, civilization as we know it is to be completely destroyed or completely changed.

We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily.

Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.

I'm still a firm believer that we were definitely put here to use our minds, and that is what makes us different. And that that's the key. If there is anything that is going to stop mankind from being such a beastly, destructive creature, it is reason.

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

It will be said, however, that protection tends to destroy commerce, the civilizer of mankind. Directly the reverse, however, is the fact.

Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.