“The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” (1903), act I Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower on Society #Quotes
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953 34th president of US 1953-1961 (1890 – 1969)
George Bernard Shaw on Politics #Quotes
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
Dwight D. Eisenhower on War #Quotes
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Bernard Shaw on England and America #Quotes
“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist (1856 – 1950)
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Peace #Quotes
“Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Bernard Shaw on Liberty #Quotes
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Television #Quotes
“I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.” Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president of US … Continue reading →
George Bernard Shaw on Experience #Quotes
“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw on History #Quotes
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Education #Quotes
“A fool’s brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Reading #Quotes
“Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.” George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Life #Quotes
“There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” (1903), act 4 Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
George Bernard Shaw on Democracy #Quotes
“Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.” George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903) “Maxims for Revolutionists” Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)
