Conrad, Joseph -- Nostromo, Part 3 “The Lighthouse,” ch. 10 (1904)

Dave — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:16:58 +0000

“No,” interrupted the doctor. “There is no peace and no rest in the development of material interests. They have their law, and their justice. But it is founded on expediency, and is inhuman; it is without rectitude, without the continuity and the force that can be found only in moral principle.”

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Polish-English novelist [b. Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski]
Nostromo, Part 3 “The Lighthouse,” ch. 10 (1904)
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano -- Speech (1936-10-31), Madison Square Garden, New York City

Dave — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:32:25 +0000

We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace — business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering.
They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)
Speech (1936-10-31), Madison Square Garden, New York City
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Conrad, Joseph -- Nostromo, Part 3 “The Lighthouse,” ch. 10 (1904)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano -- Speech (1936-10-31), Madison Square Garden, New York City