Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.
Charles Sumner
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
Charles Sumner
The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.
Charles Sumner
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Charles Sumner
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.