Li Bai (701–762) Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty poetry period
"The Summit Temple" (夜宿山寺), in The White Pony: An Anthology of Chinese Poetry from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1947), p. 173
“Nations touch at their summits.”
No. IV, The House of Lords, p. 120
The English Constitution (1867)
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Bernard Membe (1953) Tanzanian politician
When asked if he would address Robert Mugabe as president; quoted in "Africa urged to act on Zimbabwe," http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7480584.stm BBC News (2008-06-30)
“where would the shout of love begin, if not from the summit of sacrifice?”
Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist
Charles Darwin book The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
volume I, chapter V: "On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties during Primeval and Civilised Times" (second edition, 1874) page 141 http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=164&itemID=F944&viewtype=image <br class="br">The Descent of Man (1871)
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
Speech https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1876/mar/09/second-reading-1 in the House of Commons (9 March 1876) on the Royal Titles Act that bestowed on Queen Victoria the title "Empress of India". <br class="br">1870s
“Learn the ABC of science before you try to ascend to its summit.”
Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936) Russian physiologist
Bequest to the Academic Youth of Soviet Russia (1936).
Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, enlightener, philosopher
Notes on the Banner of Peace (24 May 1939)
Context: Where all the treasures of mankind must be saved, there one should find such a symbol that can open the inmost recesses of all hearts. The symbol of the Banner of Peace has been spread so surprisingly far and wide that people are quite sincerely asking whether it is original or an invention of later times. We have witnessed honest wonderment after having proved its ancient origins and spread. At present mankind is beginning to think with horror like troglodytes again, hoping to safeguard their property in underground depositories and caves. But the Banner of Peace just announces the principle. It argues that mankind has to find a way to agree, that its achievements are global and belong to all the nations. The Banner says: noli me tangere — do not touch — do not dare to disturb, to offend the Universal Treasure with a touch of destruction.
