“Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in consideration of language, nationality, or religion.”
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John Amos Comenius12
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer 1592–1670Related quotes
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
Address to joint session of Congress (10 April 1975)
1970s
Context: Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) American politician, 36th president of the United States (in office from 1963 to 1969)
1960s, Civil Rights Bill signing speech (1964)
“Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish.”
Richard Dawkins book The Selfish Gene
Source: The Selfish Gene
Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
What is Religion? (1893)
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
Letter to James Madison, 30 November 1785 https://books.google.com/books?id=64MTAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25 <br class="br">1780s
William Empson (1906–1984) English literary critic and poet
"Homage to the British Museum" (1932), line 8; cited from John Haffenden (ed.) The Complete Poems (London: Allen Lane, 2000) p. 55.
The Complete Poems