A great industrial nation may conquer the world in the span of a single life, but its Achilles' heel is time. Its children, what of them? Charles Lindbergh More Quotes by Charles Lindbergh More Quotes From Charles Lindbergh Without death there would be no awareness of life, and the recurring selection and renewal that has caused life's progress would be ended. Charles Lindbergh progress would-be death In wilderness I sense the miracle of life. Charles Lindbergh environmental miracle nature The individual is at the apex of his species' past, at the entrance to its future. Charles Lindbergh individual evolution past One boy's a boy, two boys are half a boy; three boys are no boy at all. Charles Lindbergh three boys two When the President signs this act, the invisible government by the money power will be legalized. Charles Lindbergh political government president Here was a place where men and life and death had reached the lowest form of degradation. How could any reward in national progress even faintly justify the establishment and operation of Charles Lindbergh life-and-death progress men Lying under an acacia tree with the sound of the dawn around me, I realized more clearly the facts that man should never overlook: that the construction of an airplane, for instance, is simple when compared [with] a bird; that airplanes depend on an advanced civilization, and that were civilization is most advanced, few birds exist. I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. Charles Lindbergh airplane simple lying The new law will create inflation whenever the trusts want inflation. From now on depressions will be scientifically created. Charles Lindbergh inflation law want What makes human power erupt like a volcano? What destroy's it? The civilizations of Rome, Greece, Egypt, China were all eruptions from a human core. Charles Lindbergh volcanoes egypt power At the end of the first half-century of engine-driven flight, we are confronted with the stark fact that the historical significance of aircraft has been primarily military and destructive. Charles Lindbergh flying historical military When I watch species other than my own, their instinct's wisdom is what most impresses and disturbs me. Charles Lindbergh impress instinct watches Is civilization progress? The challenge, I think, is clear; and, as clearly, the final answer will be given not by our amassing of knowledge, or by the discoveries of our science, or by the speed of our aircraft, but by the effect of our civilized activities as a whole have upon the quality of our planet's life-the life of plants and animals as that of men. Charles Lindbergh animal men life We can so reconstruct society that it will be self-perpetuating instead of as now, self-exhaustive. Charles Lindbergh perpetuating self If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots in the primitive, man's potentialities appear to be unbounded. Charles Lindbergh primitive-man men civilization It is not the willingness to kill on the part of our soldiers which most concerns me. That is an inherent part of war. It is our lack of respect for even the admirable characteristics of our enemy; for courage, for suffering, for death, for his willingness to die for his beliefs, for his companies and squadrons which go forth, one after another, to annihilation against our superior training and equipment. Charles Lindbergh training soldier war I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living. Charles Lindbergh unnecessary risk believe It may be interesting to note how many statesmen there are who believe that the cost of living can be reduced by making the people of other countries help to feed and clothe us. Charles Lindbergh cost-of-living believe country No right of preference exists in favor of person, property, or business. Personal claims and ambitions must yield in favor of whatever best serves the general welfare. Charles Lindbergh yield favors ambition Now, all that I feared would happen has happened. We are at war all over the world, and we are unprepared for it from either a spiritual or a material standpoint. Charles Lindbergh spiritual war world We are compelled to work more hours per day, receive less pay per hour, pay more for what we buy, and recieve less for what we sell. The consequence is that we must work harder and more hours per day than we should, and in the end have less than what is due to us as our part of the advantages, conveniences and opportunities resulting from advancing civilization. Charles Lindbergh hard-work opportunity civilization
