There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it. A people risen, run their race, and die either of themselves or at the hands of another, who, succeeding to their power, take possession of their place, and upon their monuments write new names; such is history.
Lew WallaceTo begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble.
Lew Wallace