Famous quotes containing the words stanley, baldwin, government and/or january:
“Learn by our friendship to create
An immaterial fire,”
—Thomas Stanley (16251678)
“There is no way of conveying to the corpse the reasons you have made him oneyou have the corpse, and you are, thereafter, at the mercy of a fact which missed the truth, which means that the corpse has you.”
—James Baldwin (19241987)
“What makes the United States government, on the whole, more tolerableI mean for us lucky white menis the fact that there is so much less of government with us.... But in Canada you are reminded of the government every day. It parades itself before you. It is not content to be the servant, but will be the master; and every day it goes out to the Plains of Abraham or to the Champs de Mars and exhibits itself and toots.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“I have never been disappointed when I asked in a humble and sincere way for Gods help. I pray often. I think I pray more often since January 12th.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)