Thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Politicsquotes
Abraham Lincoln (1809) was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom.
Muhammad Ali
1769 – 1849
Social Activismquotes
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979.
That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed.
Calvin Coolidge
1780 – 1853
Politicsquotes
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
Immanuel Kant
1724 – 1804
Philosophyquotes
German philosopher whose work on epistemology and ethics was transformative.
Thus our duties to animals are indirectly duties to humanity.
John Lennon
1768 – 1846
Musicquotes
John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.
How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?
Edmund Burke
1729 – 1797
Philosophyquotes
Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural and political philosophy of conservatism. Regarded as one of the most influential conservative thinkers and political writers of the 18th century, Burke spent the majority of his career in Great Britain and was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1766 to 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party. His writings played a significant role in influencing public views and opinions in both Great Britain and France following the French Revolution in 1789, and he remains a major figure in modern conservative circles.
There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.
Thomas Paine
1737 – 1809
Politicsquotes
Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. His pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783) framed the Patriot argument for independence from Great Britain at the outset of the American Revolution. Paine advanced Enlightenment-era arguments for human rights that shaped revolutionary discourse on both sides of the Atlantic.
It is the nature of conquest to turn everything upside down.
Charles Darwin
1758 – 1778
Sciencequotes
English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Words from September 9
"The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom."
Abraham Lincoln
1744
"Especially for Students: An Overview of Abraham Lincoln's Life"
Abraham Lincoln
1744
"That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed."
Muhammad Ali
1769
"30 of Muhammad Ali's best quotes, USA Today, 2016. június 4."
Muhammad Ali
1769
"...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China."
Calvin Coolidge
1780
"Thus our duties to animals are indirectly duties to humanity."
Immanuel Kant
1724