| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Theodore Parker. (1810–1860) |
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| 1 | | Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold. |
| A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion. |
| 2 | | Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so. |
| A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion. |
| 3 | | Man never falls so low that he can see nothing higher than himself. |
| Essay. A Lesson for the Day. |
| 4 | | A democracy,—that is a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; 1 of course, a government of the principles of eternal justice, the unchanging law of God; for shortness’ sake I will call it the idea of Freedom. |
| The American Idea: Speech at N. E. Anti-Slavery Convention, Boston, May 29, 1850. |
| 5 | | All men desire to be immortal. |
| A Sermon on the Immortal Life. Sept. 20, 1846. |
| | Note 1.
See Daniel Webster, page 532. Also see Abraham Lincoln, page 661. [back] |
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