Friday, February 29, 2008

Quote of the day

"Give me the money that has been spent on war, and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens would 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 the gospel of peace." Charles Sumner

4 comments:

Amber said...

what a world we could have if we all just lived the golden rule and got along with each other and helped one another :)

Looney said...

That is quite a quote, given that it came from a key figure in the American Civil War. Did he write it before or after the war?

Delirious said...

I'm not really sure when he wrote this. I ran across this in a speech. It was quoted by someone else.

Dee Ice Hole said...

My belief regarding this quote is:

Had the powers that be not authorized the expenditure of money for War and the preparations for war then all of the money referred to in your quote would have gone into the pockets of unrighteous leaders and teh United States as we know it would not exist!!!!!