“The actions of men
are the best interpreters of their thoughts”

~ John Locke

*John Locke

Born 29 August 1632 Wrington, Somerset, England
Died 28 October 1704 (aged 72) Essex, England

Widely known as the Father of Liberalism, an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered the first of the British empiricists, he is equally important to social contract theory.

His work had a great impact upon the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.

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“It is not fair to ask of others
what you are not willing to do yourself.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

*Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Born October 11, 1884 New York, New York
Died November 7, 1962 (aged 78) New York, New York

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband’s death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationally prominent author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women.

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“The superior man
is modest in his speech,
but exceeds in his actions.”

~ Confucius

*Confucius

(traditionally September 28, 551 BCE – 479 BCE) A Chinese thinker & social philosopher. His philosophy emphasized personal & governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice & sincerity. Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism.

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“You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit
if your conduct is mean and paltry;
for whatever a man’s actions are,
such must be his spirit.”

~ Demosthenes

Having been poor is no shame,
but being ashamed of it, is.”

~ Benjamin Franklin

“This is the final test of a gentleman:
his respect for those who can be
of no possible service to him.”

William Lyon Phelp

~ Gamaliel Bailey

~ Robert Green Ingersoll

~ Bosnian Proverb

~ Albert Camus

~ Will Rogers

~ French Proverb

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

~ J.C. Watts