John Jay Chapman – 6 Quotes

6 Quotes by John Jay Chapman

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age.

– John Jay Chapman

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

– John Jay Chapman

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

– John Jay Chapman

Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same – hardihood. Give them raw truth.

– John Jay Chapman

Politics is organized hatred, that is unity.

– John Jay Chapman

The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought.

– John Jay Chapman