Forbidding Child Sacrifice

Famous quotes containing the words child and/or sacrifice:

    The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.
    John Ruskin (1819–1900)

    In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.
    Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)