Famous Theodore Parker Quotations

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"The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty."
by Theodore Parker
"As society advances the standard of poverty rises."
by Theodore Parker
"Democracy means not 'I am as good as you are' but 'You are as good as I am.'"
by Theodore Parker
"Magnificent promises are always to be suspected."
by Theodore Parker
"Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect."
by Theodore Parker
"Who escapes duty, avoids a gain."
by Theodore Parker
"Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh."
by Theodore Parker
"Politics is the science of urgencies."
by Theodore Parker
"We are a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before we were born; our creeds were infidelity to the mother church; our constitution treason to our fatherland."
by Theodore Parker
"Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock."
by Theodore Parker
"It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business."
by Theodore Parker


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