Quotes by Leon Bourgeois - Page 1

The doctrine of Christ enjoins men, all brothers in His eyes, to love one another.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Men
Brother
Christ
Doctrine
Eye
Brothers
Eyes
To Love
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All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream!
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Dream
Men
Destiny
Mankind
Duties
Equally
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The rise of man from the animal to the human level was prolonged by the necessity of rising from a state of barbarism and violence to one of order and peace.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Animal
Barbarism
Order
Violence
Rise
Necessity
Level
Prolonged
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Never should the power of an individual be allowed to impede the progress of the rest of the nation; never should the power of a nation be allowed to impede the progress of mankind.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Individual
Mankind
Progress
Should
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Just as the formation of the family is basic to the formation of the state, so the states themselves are the only units that can form the basic constitution of a viable international organization.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Constitution
Formation
Organization
States
Units
Viable
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To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his race, religious beliefs, or philosophy, is capable of reason.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Capable
Different
Nations
Philosophy
Race
Reason
Religious
Men Peace Man
Background
Assert
Beliefs
Between
Possible
Simply
Establish
Whatever
Peace Men Man
Religious Beliefs
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The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism serves patriotism best. The nation is and can be no more than the vital basic unit of any international league.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Patriotism
Contrary
Humanity
International
League
Basic
Nation
Concept
Incompatible
On The Contrary
Serve
Unit
Vital
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Human passions, like the forces of nature, are eternal; it is not a matter of denying their existence, but of assessing them and understanding them. Like the forces of nature, they can be subjected to man's deliberate act of will and be made to work in harmony with reason.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Deliberate
Eternal
Harmony
Understanding
Denying
Forces
Passions
Subjected
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At first, laws evolved out of religious doctrines. It followed that they were recognized only when advantageous to those who practiced the same religion and who appeared equals under the protection of the same gods. For the members of all other cults, there was neither law nor mercy.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Mercy
Protection
Appeared
Cults
Doctrines
Equals
Evolved
Followed
Neither
Practiced
Recognized
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To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his race, religious beliefs, or philosophy, is capable of reason. Two forces within the individual contribute to the development of his conscience and of his morality: reason and sensitivity.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Men
Philosophy
Religious
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Movements such as the Pan-Germanic, Pan-Islamic, or Pan-Negro justify themselves on the basis of their common language, or their common religion, or their color. But since the undefined masses involved in these movements lack the essential and real unity of background or community of purpose, they become a grave danger to general peace.
Leon Bourgeois / French Statesman
Color
Common
Common Language
Danger
Involved
Justify
Purpose
Undefined
Unity
Background
General
Basis
Essential
Grave
Masses
Movements
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