Source: Letters On a Regicide Peace (1796), p. 18
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
"Rip Van Winkle".
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819–1820)
“We have no slaves at home. ─ Then why abroad?”
Source: The Task (1785), Book II, The Timepiece, Line 37.
“A woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad good for nothing.”
Meleager, Frag. 525
“The battle for human rights — at home and abroad — is far from over.”
Presidency (1977–1981), Farewell Address (1981)
Context: The battle for human rights — at home and abroad — is far from over. We should never be surprised nor discouraged because the impact of our efforts has had, and will always have, varied results. Rather, we should take pride that the ideals which gave birth to our nation still inspire the hopes of oppressed people around the world. We have no cause for self-righteousness or complacency. But we have every reason to persevere, both within our own country and beyond our borders.
If we are to serve as a beacon for human rights, we must continue to perfect here at home the rights and values which we espouse around the world: A decent education for our children, adequate medical care for all Americans, an end to discrimination against minorities and women, a job for all those able to work, and freedom from injustice and religious intolerance.
1960, Speech at East Los Angeles College Stadium, Los Angeles, California
“It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.”
Source: Rizal Without the Overcoat
