Paul Harris Quotes

• While the struggle for religious liberty had proceeded without large-scale bloodshed in New England and elsewhere in the United States, the struggle for political liberty had not fared so well.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Bloodshed, Elsewhere

• When an individual, a sect, a clique or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect, clique or nation, he or they simply do not know the objects of their hatred. Ignorance is at the bottom of it.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Sect, Clique, Ignorance, Despises

• To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Intelligence

  Tags in Seldom

• There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Genius

  Tags in Tolerance

• The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Eventually, Weakness

• The nation that is supreme above all others during one age, will be eclipsed by another in the next age.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Supreme, Eclipse

• The less one knows, the more he thinks he knows, and the more willing he is to employ any and all measures to enforce his views upon others.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Measures, Views

• The lawlessness of frontier life in America has been pictured as a remarkable phenomenon. In reality, it was the natural consequence of indiscriminate mixing of volatile substances.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Indiscriminate, Lawlessness, Volatile, Remarkable, Phenomenon

• The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Intelligence

  Tags in Disposition

• Singing is not indulged in by Rotary clubs of some countries and all clubs are given full privilege to do as they please about including it in their programs.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Rotary, Indulged, Rotary Club, Club

• Segregation never brought anyone anything except trouble.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Except, Segregation

• Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Permanent, Superiority, Rise

• One’s religion is one’s own possession and he has a right to it.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Possession

• One’s nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have honorable place in the world’s family.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Entitled, Nativity, Place

• Much responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the song leader; it is not infrequently within his power to make or break a meeting.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Leadership

  Tags in Shoulders, Infrequently, Rests

• Many obstacles to the expansion of good will have presented themselves.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Obstacles

• It would not be fair to the critics of Rotary, who include some of the most brilliant of the British and American writers, to charge them with prejudice.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Critics, Rotary Critics, Prejudice

• It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which members are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Disagreement, Rotary

• It did not come naturally; in fact, it would be difficult to conceive of any more dogmatic and less tolerant people than the first settlers on New England shores.

  Paul Harris

  Tags in Shores, Dogmatic

• Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.

  Paul Harris

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in World, Nation

Paul Harris (32)

Nationality:	American
Profession:	Entertainer

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