American Calvinist Philosopher

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“Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people, must take second place, not first place.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

“Mr. Treat is described as a Calvinist of the strictest kind, not one of those who, by giving up or explaining away, become like a porcupine disarmed of its quills, but a consistent Calvinist, who can dart his quills at a distance and courageously defend himself.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?”
—Diogenes of Sinope (c. 410–320 B.C.)