The whole sum and substance of human history may be reduced to this maxim: that when man departs from the divine means of reaching the divine end, he suffers harm and loss.
Theodore ParkerCities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.
Theodore ParkerThe use of great men is to serve the little men, to take care of the human race, and act as practical interpreters of justice and truth.
Theodore Parker