Quote#Politics & Power
"Not for ourselves, but for others," is the grand law inscribed on…
Quote byEdward Payson · 1783–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 26..
English (original)
"Not for ourselves, but for others," is the grand law inscribed on every part of creation.
— Edward Payson
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