“Salus populi suprema lex esto [the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law].”
"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than loyalty."
- Cicero
Love
"The First Bond of Society is Marriage."
- Cicero
Love
"Let your desires be ruled by reason."
- Cicero
Belief
"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed."
- Cicero
Belief
"The life of the dead is placed in the heart of the living."
- Cicero
Belief
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy