The mentality of mankind and the language of mankind created each other. If we like to assume the rise of language as a given fact, then it is not going too far to say that the souls of men are the gift from language to mankind. The account of the sixth day should be written: He gave them speech, and they became soulsMore Alfred North Whitehead quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Democracy...is a society in which the unbeliever feels undisturbed and at home. If there were only a half dozen unbelievers in America, their well-being would be a test of our democracy.More Alfred North Whitehead quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The physical doctrine of the atom has got into a state which is strongly suggestive of the epicycles of astronomy before Copernicus .More Alfred North Whitehead quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it.More Alfred North Whitehead quotes [07/19/2011 01:07:06]

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.More Alfred North Whitehead quotes [07/19/2011 01:07:48]