“Republics never survive, for their people do not like freedom but prefer to be led and guided and flattered and seduced into slavery by a benevolent, or not so, benevolent despot. They want to worship Caesar. So, American republicanism will inevitably die and become a democracy, and then decline, as Aristotle said into a despotism.”
Taylor Caldwell“It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.”
Taylor Caldwell“I have written two medical novels. I have never studied medicine, never seen an operation.”
Taylor Caldwell“Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.”
Taylor Caldwell“People are scared to death of dying. I am the opposite.”
Taylor Caldwell“It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.”
Taylor Caldwell“Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.”
Taylor Caldwell“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.”
Taylor Caldwell“I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.”
Taylor Caldwell“Everyone living is doomed”
Taylor Caldwell“I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.”
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