Quote#Freedom
These things shall be! A loftier race
Quote byJohn Addington Symonds · 1840–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "A Vista", st. 4. New and Old (1880) p. 226.
English (original)
These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known, shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of science in their eyes.
— John Addington Symonds
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