American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813-November 11, 1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and psychologist. He was critical of both Hegelianism and what he saw as the empty formalities of the Danish National Church. His philosophy deals with how one lives, focusing on concrete human reality over abstract thinking. Writing on Christian ethics and the role of the Church, Kierkegaard emphasized personal choice and commitment by exploring the emotions and feeling a person has when faced with life's choices. His philosophical method was inspired by Socrates and the Socratic dialogues. In a letter to his friend Peter Wilhelm Lund, August 11,...

David Livingstone (March 19, 1813-May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and African explorer. He discovered: Lake Ngami and the Zuga River in 1849; the Zambezi River in 1851; Victoria Falls in 1855; and Lake Nyasa and Lake Shirwa in 1858-62. His wife, Mary Moffat Livingstone, died in 1862 and was buried at Shupanga. In 1866-73 he ventured forth searching for the source of the Nile, and was met by Henry M. Stanley, a correspondent of the New York Herald, at Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika in late 1871. David Livingstone worked tirelessly to end the Muslim slave trade, as did other...

James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813-April 14, 1895) was an American geologist. He taught at Yale College as a professor, succeeding the renowned Professor Silliman. He was the president of the Geological Society of America, as well as the American Association for the Advancement of Science. James Dana became the editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Science and was the author of numerous books on mineralogy and geology, including System of Mineralogy and Manual of Geology. James Dana stated: <That grand old Book of God still stands; and this old earth, the more its leaves are turned over and pondered,...

Robert Browning (May 7, 1812-December 12, 1889) was an English poet. His works include: Pauline, My Last Duchess; Men and Women, 1855; and The Ring and the Book, 1868-69. Robert Browning wrote: <Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be; the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in His hands who saith, "A whole I planned, youth shows but half. Trust God; see all, nor be afraid."> 1812RB001 In The Guardian Angel, 1842, Robert Browning wrote: <O world, as God has made it! All is beauty.> 1812RB002 Robert Browning wrote in...

Louisiana (April 30, 1812) was the 18th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Louisiana, adopted 1921, stated: <Preamble. We, the people of the State of Louisiana, grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberties we enjoy, and desiring to secure the continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish this Constitution.> 1812LA001 <Article I, Section 4. Every person has the natural right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.>1812LA002 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes:. 1812LA001. William...