“Human friends, friends in hardship and in life, this is our pure love, love of mother and son.”
Le livre de ma mère [The Book of My Mother] (1954)
Second Sestiad
Hero and Leander (published 1598)
“Human friends, friends in hardship and in life, this is our pure love, love of mother and son.”
Le livre de ma mère [The Book of My Mother] (1954)
Richard on King Philip II of France's early departure from the Third Crusade; God's War - Tyerman (from primary source)
2014, Address to the Nation on Immigration (November 2014)
Context: Over the past few years, I have seen the determination of immigrant fathers who worked two or three jobs without taking a dime from the government, and at risk any moment of losing it all, just to build a better life for their kids. I’ve seen the heartbreak and anxiety of children whose mothers might be taken away from them just because they didn’t have the right papers. I’ve seen the courage of students who, except for the circumstances of their birth, are as American as Malia or Sasha; students who bravely come out as undocumented in hopes they could make a difference in the country they love. These people –- our neighbors, our classmates, our friends –- they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. They came to work, and study, and serve in our military, and above all, contribute to America’s success.
2000s, 2001, Freedom and Democracy Are Under Attack (September 2001)
From Evelyn Underhill Ruysbroeck (1915), p171
The Sparkling Stone (c. 1340)