Faith/support

Famous quotes containing the words faith and/or support:

    The superstitions of our age are,
    the fear of Catholicism
    the fear of Pauperism
    the fear of immigration
    the fear of manufacturing interests
    the fear of radicalism or democracy
    and faith in the steam engine.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)