Logo
Quote by Rene Cassin
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. – Rene Cassin

Other quotes by Rene Cassin

The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up. – Rene Cassin

Category:
Courage
Author
Rene Cassin
Read Quote

As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace. – Rene Cassin

Category:
Peace
Author
Rene Cassin
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Courage
category

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. – John Stuart Mill

Category:
Courage

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. – Rollo May

Category:
Courage

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit. The courage to root out and destroy the killers. And, most importantly, the courage to hold on to our values and protect our hard-won freedoms while doing it. – Nick Clooney

Category:
Courage

Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. – William Tecumseh Sherman

Category:
Courage

Random Quotes

We derive our vitality from our store of madness. – E. M. Cioran

Category:
Enthusiasm

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So its a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, whats good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy. – Bill Bowerman

Category:
teacher

History is the propaganda of the victors. – Ernst Toller

Category:
History

Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player – more than listening to a teacher – is the best way to get it. – Vijay Singh

Category:
Knowledge