In the parliament of the present every man represents a constituency of the past.
James Russell LowellChildren are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.
James Russell LowellEvil springs up, and flowers, and bears no seed, And feeds the green earth with its swift decay, Leaving it richer for the growth of truth.
James Russell LowellAnd I honor the man who is willing to sink half his present repute for the freedom to think, and, when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak, Will risk t' other half for the freedom to speak.
James Russell Lowell