National Standard

Famous quotes containing the words national and/or standard:

“Ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the only causes of public misfortunes and of the corruption of governments.”
—French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed Aug. 1789, published Sept. 1791)

“Where shall we look for standard English but to the words of a standard man?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)