“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832) German writer, statesman. Source Reference Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote

“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.” Thomas Carlyle, (1795-1881) Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian. Source Reference Thomas Carlyle Quote

“The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.” Sir Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) Philosopher, British Lord Chancellor. Source Reference Famous Sir Francis Bacon Quote

“Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, (1889-1951) Austrian-British philosopher. Source Reference Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote

“God requireth not a uniformity of religion.” Roger Williams, (1603-1684) Anglo-American clergyman, advocate for the separation of church and state, founder of the Rhode Island colony. “A Plea for Religious Liberty” in The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution, for Cause of Conscience…

“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi, (1869-1948). Source Reference Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Quote

“And this I must fight against: any idea, religion or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about. I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to…

“I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred – that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt.” Harriet Beecher Stowe, (1814-1896) Abolitionist author. Source Reference Harriet Beecher Stowe Quote

“I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more if they had known they were slaves.” Harriet Tubman,  [Araminta Ross] (c.1820-1913) African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the U.S. Civil War. After escaping from captivity, she made…

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jesus of Nazareth, (c.4 BC – c.AD 30/33) Holy Bible, John 8:32 Source Reference Famous Jesus of Nazareth Quote

“The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation’s…

“Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.” Lord Acton, [John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham Lord Acton, Selected Writings of Lord Acton:…